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strength of the 4r70w

Old 07-23-2009, 09:06 AM
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Hey guys i was just wondering if you could tell me how strong the automatic trans is (the one that comes out of the 2v gt i believe), i have a chance to purchase one to back a 4v engine im putting in my fox and wasnt sure if these transes were any good or not...
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Old 07-23-2009, 10:04 AM
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stout, i believe it will hold up to 700lb ft
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Old 07-23-2009, 12:03 PM
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yep, 700ft lbs, which is where the 70 comes from

the one that comes in the Mach 1 is the 4R75W, which is rated at 750lb/ft of torque.

Either are quite stout, so they won't be going out on you any time soon.
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Old 07-23-2009, 12:24 PM
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Damn, that's a lot stronger than I thought. Another question, are those transmissions limited by a specific engine RPM (meaning can they break from 7k+rpm shifts)? Or is their only enemy heat?
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Old 07-23-2009, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 99GTvert
Damn, that's a lot stronger than I thought. Another question, are those transmissions limited by a specific engine RPM (meaning can they break from 7k+rpm shifts)? Or is their only enemy heat?

from what I understand, it's just heat/torque that breaks em.

Since it works by using clutches and not bands/gears, it's a little bit more durable

that doesn't mean that the clutches won't wear out after a while, but you won't be cracking anything
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Old 07-23-2009, 01:23 PM
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The 4r70W is the only transmission available in the Lincoln Mark VIII, which is a 4V motor. Plus I have seen those guys go with a blower on the stock tranny. Be safe and get a bigger tranny cooler, but it will last
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Old 07-23-2009, 03:50 PM
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WOW lol that is amazing to me, cause my fox trans went out when i just had bolt ons lol and i was maybe pushing 250! good to hear cause one of my buddies is selling one for a couple hundredwith 40,000 barley beat on
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Originally Posted by kweb288
WOW lol that is amazing to me, cause my fox trans went out when i just had bolt ons lol and i was maybe pushing 250! good to hear cause one of my buddies is selling one for a couple hundredwith 40,000 barley beat on
That's because the Fox uses the craptacular AODE transmission.
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Originally Posted by JC316
That's because the Fox uses the craptacular AODE transmission.
Fox used the AOD, AODE was used in the 94-95 mustang, and 4R70W/4R75W used in 96-04

And i think for the torque ratings, you have to take in account the multiplied torque by the torque converter, so I don't think it will handle 700 ft-lbs from the engine alone.

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Old 07-23-2009, 06:36 PM
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lol thats cool just need it to last a few days
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