tko to c4 swap

ECU5.0 · Sep 20, 2005

alright, ive asked and searched but cant find a complete list of what is needed for this swap. i know ill need a c4, bellhousing, flexplate, converter, shifter, and slip yoke for the driveshaft. im just wondering if there is anything that im missing. tv cable, kick down plate? (a buddy said i would need one even if the tranny was a manual valve body) thanks for the help guys.

ps. gonna be selling the tko 500 if i can figure out how much this c4 swap will cost

srothfuss · Sep 20, 2005

YOu will surely need a TV cable... Maybe you could PM exploding gopher. He just put a C4 in his BB FOX

ECU5.0 · Sep 20, 2005

what exactly does the tv cable do? i was pretty sure that i would need one, i just want to know what it does

srothfuss · Sep 20, 2005

I can't give you a detailed explaination, but when you step on the gas, the TV cable moves (with the throttle plate) and tells the tranmission to grab a lower gear (sending your car rocketing off down the track)..

Edit: I found this a couple posts down, I am sure it won't help a ton, but there was some information in the thread. http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=580996

ECU5.0 · Sep 20, 2005

thats waht i thought. sorry im pretty new to the automatic world. thanks for the help man

srothfuss · Sep 20, 2005

Don't be sorry... we are all learning. If you don't have questions, then something usually goes wrong or you have to make a couple extra trips to the parts store.

BTW: I posted a link to another thread.. thought it might be helpful.

ECU5.0 · Sep 20, 2005

what do you guys think about this tranny? ive never heard of them before but his feedback is all positive, so he must have a pretty good product

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD...ewItemQQcategoryZ46104QQitemZ8001356623QQrdZ1

importsmokinGT · Sep 20, 2005

why would you need one if you have a reverse manual vb?

ECU5.0 · Sep 20, 2005

why would i need what? a tv cable? thats kind of what im wondering also. whats the difference between reverse manual valve body and a forward manual valve body?

1bad92lx · Sep 20, 2005

Reverse manual means instead of the shifter working as p-r-n-d-2-1 it would work as p-r-n-1-2-d

v8only · Sep 21, 2005

This should be a fun swap, c4's are great trannies (i've got one behind my 72 302 maverick)

curious, why the swap?

ECU5.0 · Sep 21, 2005

v8only said:
This should be a fun swap, c4's are great trannies (i've got one behind my 72 302 maverick)

curious, why the swap?

im just sick of driving a 5 spd. i did all this work and dropped a new motor in, only to find out a couple weeks later that i probably have a warped flywheel. so instead of pulling everything out and fixing it, im gonna pull it all out and replace it. i dont know, i just cant ever keep anything the same for too long. i always liked to idea of just mashing the gas and banging the gears without a clutch.

MrKwik · Sep 21, 2005

You don't need a TV cable for a C4. Thats only for AOD's. The C4 uses a kickdown rod for "passing gear". I have yet to be able to find one that fits so I dont even have one. Loker makes a kickdown cable kit for the C4 that is an option. And its not really nessecary, you would just have to downshift manually for passing gear. Now if you have a full manual valve body, it would serve no function whatever no dont even worry about it. I will caution you this though. If this is your daily driver and if you have other that stock highway gears....you WILL hate it. You miss OD more than you think. I have 3.73's in my vert with a C4 and cant drive it anywhere that requires highway for more than a couple minutes. It spins at like 3200rpm @ 60mph. Just food for thought.

Daggar · Sep 21, 2005

Be sure to send your TKO to Daggar. That is step 5 on the conversion process.

ECU5.0 · Sep 21, 2005

Daggar said:
Be sure to send your TKO to Daggar. That is step 5 on the conversion process.

haha, its in the mail. this car isnt a daily driver and even if it was i dont drive anywhere that requires me to get on the highway for more than a mile anyways. well i guess ive got a list of everything that i need, now i just need to find it all and sell the tko *cough* daggar *cough*

ECU5.0 · Sep 21, 2005

one more thing. what do you guys think of the hurst quarter stick? i know it wont mount in the stock location but it will mount in the ash tray (thats where a buddy has his in his drag car) ?

Qwk87Coupe · Sep 21, 2005

ECU5.0 said:
one more thing. what do you guys think of the hurst quarter stick? i know it wont mount in the stock location but it will mount in the ash tray (thats where a buddy has his in his drag car) ?

Personally I'd go with the B&M Hammer.. setup to fit in the stock location

40th 2004Stang · Sep 21, 2005

I did this conversion in the 88, and I love it! Went from a T5 though, so I didn't have to change the yoke. Even with the 4.10 gears, it's still good. You don't need the kick down with a manual valve body though.

Daggar · Sep 21, 2005

ECU5.0 said:
haha, its in the mail. this car isnt a daily driver and even if it was i dont drive anywhere that requires me to get on the highway for more than a mile anyways. well i guess ive got a list of everything that i need, now i just need to find it all and sell the tko *cough* daggar *cough*

PM me. We might be able to work something out.

importsmokinGT · Sep 21, 2005

re

MrKwik said:
You don't need a TV cable for a C4. Thats only for AOD's. The C4 uses a kickdown rod for "passing gear". I have yet to be able to find one that fits so I dont even have one. Loker makes a kickdown cable kit for the C4 that is an option. And its not really nessecary, you would just have to downshift manually for passing gear. Now if you have a full manual valve body, it would serve no function whatever no dont even worry about it.

thats what i was questioning. c4 w/ manual valve body. anyway, i'm going from a tko to c4 too. now need to find someone going t5 to tko so we can swap yokes.

tko to c4 swap

Banned

Last night I stabbed the same guy 7 times in a row

Banned

Last night I stabbed the same guy 7 times in a row

Banned

Last night I stabbed the same guy 7 times in a row

Banned

New Member

Banned

New Member

Active Member

Banned

New Member

Banned

Banned

New Member

New Member

New Member

New Member

Similar threads

Privacy & Transparency

Privacy & Transparency