dwink
SDD Junior Member
Hey all,
i purchased a 1999.5 F350 last week. It has a number of nice upgrades and was owned by an older man that traveled with his fifth wheel. Banks power pack, gauges, billet torque converter (Banks), AFE intake, etc.
Anyway, in looking through the records, it was time for a transmission flush- I followed the instructions in the FAQ and added a TON of Redline D4 (7.5 gallons to be precise).
Anyway- the truck also has Mag-Hytec trans and rear covers.
What was impressive (I think) was during today's 250 mile run from Reno to San Francisco, the transmission temperature never budged from the low pin (140 degrees) with the exception of the couple of minutes I sat in a drive through line. I kept it in gear to make sure the gauge was still working.
I was empty, but did climb from 4200 to 7800 and never saw any heat at all. I believe the additional capacity really helps. The pan holds an additional 7.5 quarts over stock.
Maybe this is normal, but with 200k on this truck (stock transmission minus the banks billet converter) the trans seems like new.
i purchased a 1999.5 F350 last week. It has a number of nice upgrades and was owned by an older man that traveled with his fifth wheel. Banks power pack, gauges, billet torque converter (Banks), AFE intake, etc.
Anyway, in looking through the records, it was time for a transmission flush- I followed the instructions in the FAQ and added a TON of Redline D4 (7.5 gallons to be precise).
Anyway- the truck also has Mag-Hytec trans and rear covers.
What was impressive (I think) was during today's 250 mile run from Reno to San Francisco, the transmission temperature never budged from the low pin (140 degrees) with the exception of the couple of minutes I sat in a drive through line. I kept it in gear to make sure the gauge was still working.
I was empty, but did climb from 4200 to 7800 and never saw any heat at all. I believe the additional capacity really helps. The pan holds an additional 7.5 quarts over stock.
Maybe this is normal, but with 200k on this truck (stock transmission minus the banks billet converter) the trans seems like new.