Upgrades and Aftermarket - 7.3L EngineUpgrading and adding aftermarket equipment to your 1999-Up Super Duty or Excursion with 7.3L Power Stroke diesel engine. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 7.3L Power Stroke engine.
JW or BTS I would say, (I Love BTS,, but I am a bit Biased)
Shouldn't need allot of popcorn,, probably only going to be two main competitors, BTS and JW,, Pappy will chime in with his "Sunny Coast" Transmissions I imagine, (Nothing against those either,) never dealt with anyone but BTS on the 4R100. AND I LIKELY WON'T EITHER!
BTS RULES!!
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Jim T.*48* SLAPS Co-Founder, 30.8 yrs RETIRED UAW 6/01/06, Now a full time Technician in the MOANG 12/10/07 My pics! and my New'03 Dually pics!, Charcoal Grey, Black and Grey interior, Black leather seats, Van Turbo/ATS ported housing/WW, Quad "A" pillar pod with Carbon Fiber series AUTO METER Gauges, FUMOTO Valve. BTS BUBBA" /TS 6pos chip, AC Stage 1 sticks, 4" Turbo back straight pipe/stainless 5" tip 131st B/W MoAirNatlGuard B-2 BOMBERS at WHITMAN AFB, Suffering from *PMS,, "Powerstroke mod syndrome"
I know, i started this thread as a result of the last one. I do, though, like to hear my 35" mud tires chirp when hittin fourth gear on the freeway. (thanks to the dp tuner)
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2002 F350 Lariat CC SRW 4x4 LB , Shadow Gray, Edge 4.5" w/ dual bilsteins up front/ Toyo Open Country M/T 315-75-16. Stock Motor 7.3, dual alts / 3 guage pillar pod, Auto Meter/ 5" turbo back magnaflow exhaust w/Aeroturbine muffler & 6" Jardine tip/ Husky 24k 5th wheel / Air Lift Bags.
John Wood Transmission / DP tuner / 08' rear diff cover
Has Anny one tried a ATS? are they good anything bad about them?
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2000 F250 extended cab XLT, 6 inch lift, 315/75/16 BFG TKO, cold air intake, 6 inch stacks, TDP custom chip, 230cc injectors with 200% nozzles, garret ball bearing turbo, FASS system,20* swamps oil pump,traction bars,custom built 4r100, 3 gauge pillar and gauge kit and a whole lot of the giggly juice
IMO if the trans has a suncoast kit or a set of alto red clutches and kolene steels with the correct valve body upgrades and a good billet torque converter completed by a GOOD REPUTABLE trans rebuild facility or technician it is as good as it will get for a 4R100/E40D ( but the key is they need to have lots of experience in trans modifications with sucess ) I know JW , BTS , And ATS are all good but a good local rebuilder "should be able" to give the same results as them
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6.0l SD INTERCOOLER MOD WITH NEW CUSTOM MODDED TANKS AND AEM WATER METH KIT TO HELP LOWER EGT'S ON HILLS , E40D HIGHLY MODDED
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2008 COUGAR SRX (KEYSTONE) 30FT HOLIDAY TRAILER
One vote for JW. Had one in my 02 and holy crap Batman, that trans was flawless..
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One vote for JW. Had one in my 02 and holy crap Batman, that trans was flawless..
i second that. Imagine if we didn't have the internet..we'd have to actually get our trans's done at normal shops! I'm glad that JW is starting to hold it down on this site..it's been very one sided for a long time in here
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2002 F350 Lariat CC SRW 4x4 LB , Shadow Gray, Edge 4.5" w/ dual bilsteins up front/ Toyo Open Country M/T 315-75-16. Stock Motor 7.3, dual alts / 3 guage pillar pod, Auto Meter/ 5" turbo back magnaflow exhaust w/Aeroturbine muffler & 6" Jardine tip/ Husky 24k 5th wheel / Air Lift Bags.
John Wood Transmission / DP tuner / 08' rear diff cover
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2002 Excursion LTD(PCM:NQW5)Pheltech Tru-Cowl Induction Hood BTS transmission FASS and ITP fuel system, 38/15.5/20 Toyo's on Weld 12" wide wheels,15k warn and warn 9.5k rear 4:30s ARB air lockers front and Dana80 rear. Trail ready front bumper,Road Armor rear bumper light force driving lights, PIAA backup lights,Dakota digital gages, F5 DP tuner chip,Hypermax stage 2 injectors,4" exhaust, 11" Edge lift, King shocks, edge crossover steering, ORU ram assist steering
OneUp ladder bars,TN turbo, Dynatrac conversion kit. Alpine F1, Zapco amps. two dc1100.1, three dc1000.4, 1 dc750.2, driving seas reference series front stage and Zapco competition rear fill and 2 Jl audio 13w7 subs
AP Racing big brakes, Amp Research running boards
IMO if the trans has a suncoast kit or a set of alto red clutches and kolene steels with the correct valve body upgrades and a good billet torque converter completed by a GOOD REPUTABLE trans rebuild facility or technician it is as good as it will get for a 4R100/E40D ( but the key is they need to have lots of experience in trans modifications with sucess ) I know JW , BTS , And ATS are all good but a good local rebuilder "should be able" to give the same results as them
"DR" IT will NOT happen, no way, no how. Just the kits won't get it to the level BRIAN does, (Or JW either I think) Both machine new parts for the internals, Clutch housing and several others. To MUCH Tighter tolerances than stock.
Brian asks only one thing for you NOT to do. (Other than common sense stuff, neutral drops, ect...) He asks that you do NOT go from reverse to drive without coming to a complete stop. (How most of us back out of the drive, still rolling ever so slightly backwards, and drop it in "D") HE said his are so much tighter, there is no "SLACK" for any of the parts and he would rather you didn't do it. (Have I? Sure, it's a HARD habbit to break) Would he fix it if it breaks from that,, I have every confidence he would. (Oh, and my trans is now going on something like 6 yrs old.....) In it's second truck!
YOU FIND A LOCAL SHOP who will stand behind their product, after you move it from one vehicle to another, and it's almost 4 yrs out of their "WARRANTY" if you want to call it that.. his is not a "WARRANTY" his is confidence in his product!
With a "Handshake" Better than ANY piece of paper.
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Jim T.*48* SLAPS Co-Founder, 30.8 yrs RETIRED UAW 6/01/06, Now a full time Technician in the MOANG 12/10/07 My pics! and my New'03 Dually pics!, Charcoal Grey, Black and Grey interior, Black leather seats, Van Turbo/ATS ported housing/WW, Quad "A" pillar pod with Carbon Fiber series AUTO METER Gauges, FUMOTO Valve. BTS BUBBA" /TS 6pos chip, AC Stage 1 sticks, 4" Turbo back straight pipe/stainless 5" tip 131st B/W MoAirNatlGuard B-2 BOMBERS at WHITMAN AFB, Suffering from *PMS,, "Powerstroke mod syndrome"
The "best" is BTS hands down, and no need for popcorn. JW builds a good unit, and has many happy customers. ATS, avoid at all costs! ATS has many completely DISsatisfied customers. How about a tough question, and we can get out the popcorn. Yeah, and what Jim said!
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The "best" is BTS hands down, and no need for popcorn. JW builds a good unit, and has many happy customers. ATS, avoid at all costs! ATS has many completely DISsatisfied customers. How about a tough question, and we can get out the popcorn. Yeah, and what Jim said!
Oh geez, hands down? We all are fans of our trans builders. the "best" in your eyes may be the BTS, but in mine..i've seen special parts that go into a JW, that he builds IN-HOUSE, that i think made a superior product. He doesn't have many happy customers..he has tons of them..most of them hard working farm trucks..with owners who don't come on the internet. Not only that, he goes to Glamis and knows the So cal clientele and their specific needs. The majority of the towing i do is within an hour of his shop. (colorado river and Glamis).
No one is ever going to win this debate, but i'm just trying to get the word out there that in this great nation of ours, there is more than one trans builder worth going to. My truck sat in my garage for a couple of months with a broken tranny until i made my decision. Honestly, I saved a lot of money with the shipping hassle, and did not want to trust some shop out here with the install. YES< i could have done it myself but just did not want to deal with the hassle.
Hey, at least we can agree that the 6.0 coolers work good! Not only that, JW is someone i could go drink beer with, has dyno events at his shop, and you can pull up your RV there and party it up!
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2002 F350 Lariat CC SRW 4x4 LB , Shadow Gray, Edge 4.5" w/ dual bilsteins up front/ Toyo Open Country M/T 315-75-16. Stock Motor 7.3, dual alts / 3 guage pillar pod, Auto Meter/ 5" turbo back magnaflow exhaust w/Aeroturbine muffler & 6" Jardine tip/ Husky 24k 5th wheel / Air Lift Bags.
John Wood Transmission / DP tuner / 08' rear diff cover
Hey guys,
I am here in Vegas this week for bike week, I pulled my 44' enclosed trailer with 10 fully dressed Harleys out here from North carolina and Tennessee, I am in my 2002 F350 and the transmission is on its way out, started getting hot and seal leaking, keep adding fluid, but now with trailer on it it overheats to the point of "CHECK GAUGES" light comes (275 degrees) on within 5 minutes, but with trailer off, it doesnt over heat, Question is this, I wanted to use BTS since I am based out of Tenn., but I just picked up this truck 3 weeks ago, and wasnt ready to have to do it yet, and im now on the west coast,
Does Brian have installers on the west coast? or Where in SoCal is this "JW" some of you are talking about??? Going to try and drive it into SoCal this Tuesday (no trailer) but need to find a good west company, or I will just leave it at the house in SoCal and come back out next month and resuce it and put it on a trailer and tow it back to Arkansas to BTS.
Thanks for any help and info in advance.
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2003 BLACK Excursion Limited 7.3 4x4 w/DVD entertainment center, rear captians chairs, 3.73 limited slip. 4" MBRB Stainless Exhaust, AFE stage II intake, DP F5 Tuner, 4.5" Donahue lift, Rolling on 18" Jesse James Lawless 8's wrapped by 35" Toyo Open Country Mud Terains and airbags, Prodigy brake controller.
2002 BLUE F350 XLT 7.3 4x4 Crew Cab short box, BTS Tranny, 6.0 tranny cooler, 4" Silverline Stainless exhaust, S&B intake, DP F6 Tuner with 9 tunes. Line X, B&W turnover ball, Prodigy brake controller.
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what kind of issues are the ATS transmissions having?
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2000 F250 extended cab XLT, 6 inch lift, 315/75/16 BFG TKO, cold air intake, 6 inch stacks, TDP custom chip, 230cc injectors with 200% nozzles, garret ball bearing turbo, FASS system,20* swamps oil pump,traction bars,custom built 4r100, 3 gauge pillar and gauge kit and a whole lot of the giggly juice
Hey guys,
I am here in Vegas this week for bike week, I pulled my 44' enclosed trailer with 10 fully dressed Harleys out here from North carolina and Tennessee, I am in my 2002 F350 and the transmission is on its way out, started getting hot and seal leaking, keep adding fluid, but now with trailer on it it overheats to the point of "CHECK GAUGES" light comes (275 degrees) on within 5 minutes, but with trailer off, it doesnt over heat, Question is this, I wanted to use BTS since I am based out of Tenn., but I just picked up this truck 3 weeks ago, and wasnt ready to have to do it yet, and im now on the west coast,
Does Brian have installers on the west coast? or Where in SoCal is this "JW" some of you are talking about??? Going to try and drive it into SoCal this Tuesday (no trailer) but need to find a good west company, or I will just leave it at the house in SoCal and come back out next month and resuce it and put it on a trailer and tow it back to Arkansas to BTS.
Thanks for any help and info in advance.
John Wood is at Holtville, CA near El Centro. John should be able to get your transmission installed on the same day you go down there as long as you schedule ahead with him. I would also have him install a 6.0L trans cooler. Your 44' trailer likely weighs a lot and this cooler upgrade should help keep your temps down.
what kind of issues are the ATS transmissions having?
Won't matter to you. If you use a program that they don't approve or is not stock, you have no warranty. You would in fact be paying aftermarket prices for a stock warranty. No thanx.
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01 Excursion 7.3L Powerstroke. Gauges with AIH Delete, AIS, CCV Mod, 4' MBRP, BTS Trans, 6.0L Trans Cooler and Intercooler, DP-Tuner F5 chip, ITP In Tank Mod and Boost Annihilator, Diesel Innovation's Regulated Fuel kit, BTS Big Oil system, Van Turbo and BPD Stage II AC injectors. Bilstein Shocks with U code front and A code Rear.
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GET THE POPCORN OUT! this is gonna be good! LOL
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