[Diy_efi] 4L80E into 6.2 diesel application

[Programmer]

The internals on the transmission (gear ratios) are identical to that of a
"gas" transmission. The differences are in the valve body and torque
converter.

Lyndon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Perry Harrington" <pedward at apsoft.com>
To: "List for general do-it-yourself EFI talk" <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] 4L80E into 6.2 diesel application


> Jet makes a "Transconversion kit" for 4L80-E trannies.  It is an external
computer
> that controls the transmission.  From what I know of Fords, the diesel
trannies have
> significantly different gear ratios than gasoline.  The reason being that
the diesel's
> don't rev very high.
>
> --Perry
>
> On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 09:04:47PM -0400, Ray wrote:
> > If you have the pinout of all the connectors, you can probably put
together an analog shift computer that uses a few op-amps and some driver
transistors.  You will need to send the engine speed and load into the
computer.  If you want to have something a little better, adding inputs for
things like engine temperature and road speed will help.
> >
> > In the mean time, you can always hook the harness up to a few switches
and shift it manually.
> >
> >
> > Ray Drouillard
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Eric Deslauriers
> >   To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
> >   Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 7:54 PM
> >   Subject: [Diy_efi] 4L80E into 6.2 diesel application
> >
> >
> >   I have an 83 6.2 diesel I want to put a 4L80E behind.
> >
> >   Am I stuck buying the piggback computers, or is there something I can
DIY myself? :)
> >
> >   Also, beyond torque converter and SW, is there anything different
between diesel and gas 4L80Es?
> >
> >   Thanks!
> >   Eric D
>
>
> --
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> perry at dainst dot com http://www.dainst.com/
>
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