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142,762 miles and it finally happened!

Hartman

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City, State
Indianapolis, IN
Year, Model & Trim Level
1996 5.0
My tranny is TOAST! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!! Going 40 MPH by the way of 4500 RPMs in 1st gear is great fun!
 



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I'm jealous! Mine only made it to about 106k!

Of corse throwing in reverse at 35mph (3rd) didn't help...Dont Ask! :rolleyes:
 






OUCH!!!

Hey Stic-o dont feel bad I did that too when I first put in the auto....Locked em up on the higway doing about 60, I hit R for a split second, my brain said "hand what are you doing" and my hand went R-N-D "sorry" in about 1/2 a second.....

Yikes was that dumb....probably one of the many reasons my built A4LD didnt last a year :)
 






Well me and my dad decided that it is the time for V8 swap. Long overdue. :)
 






yes long overdue. i read your signature and thought holy ****! thats gonna be awesome. be sure to post a bunch of pics and explanations like usual.
 






I guess the tranny going out is a good thing if you're getting a new tranny + engine. What vehicle are you getting the engine from? A 302 X?
 






Your dad must be a really nice guy for helping you do a V8 swap! Who's paying for it?
 












Wow im surprised it lasted so long. mine crapped out at 116k. Doing the v8 swap is going to suck but trust me it will be worth it.
 






Congratulations, you got double the mileage that I got out of mine!
 






Hartman said:
Well me and my dad decided that it is the time for V8 swap. Long overdue. :)
What route are you going? Buying 96-ish explo gear, or going mustang stuff?
 






Well guys I'm not really sure it's gonna go down now. I need to get my truck running fast, like in less than two weeks. My dad is skeptical about if we can pull this off and make it work right. The thing that worries me is all the wiring and stuff. Me and him know basic stuff but we've never done anything so extensive. He thinks I'm getting in over my head, which I sort of feel like, but I really want to do this swap. I'm sort of torn.
 






Just get a new tranny and slap a supercharger on the 4.0 :D
 






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