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My AA/Comp Dragster Napierville 1966
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Ford C-4 C-6 High Performance Transmissions
I build high performance Ford C-4 and C-6 transmissions for Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Rat Rods and Street Machines. I use Alto Red Eagle clutches, Kolene Steels, Kevlar bands and a Transgo High Performance valve body reprogramming shift kit. There is an extended warranty available with the purchase and use of AMSOIL SYNTHETIC ATF for an additional cost of $120.00 (includes 12 quarts of AMSOIL Synthetic ATF). I also have a lot of other car parts for sale, feel free to contact me anytime.
I have over 45 years experience in high performance engine and transmission building.
Let me know if I can help.
I am your AMSOIL SYNTHETIC OIL, T-1 Certified dealer.
Let me know if you have any questions or need any technical assistance.
www.lubedealer.com/calautolubes/
You can conatct me by email at acemotorcars@hotmail.com - OR-
You can call me, James, at (805) 990-2064.
I have over 45 years experience in high performance engine and transmission building.
Let me know if I can help.
I am your AMSOIL SYNTHETIC OIL, T-1 Certified dealer.
Let me know if you have any questions or need any technical assistance.
www.lubedealer.com/calautolubes/
You can conatct me by email at acemotorcars@hotmail.com - OR-
You can call me, James, at (805) 990-2064.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Monday, April 21, 2008
Ford's C-4 Transmission - The Little Giant Killer
One thing for sure is the C-4 transmission is small compared to most domestic automatic three speeds. It is approximately 12 inches wide by 12 inches high at the main body and is 32 inches long. Another thing is it's a very robust, little giant killer. It weighs in at right around 90 lbs. with out the torque converter (compared to about 150 for the C-6) and, with a few inexpensive modifications, can handle gobs of torque and performs consistently well. It also has less parasitic drag, (internal friction) than the C-6. The C-4 can be reprogrammed to shift firmly or softer if you prefer and can be made to shift manually of fully automatic with a normal or reverse shift pattern. There are a lot of performance parts and kits available on the market to do what ever modifications one wants.
History: Ford's nomenclature is such that A=1940's, B=1950's, C=1960's D=1970's and so on. The second digit is the actual year such as A-1 = 1941, B-3 = 1953, C-7 = 1967, etc. So the C-4 is 1964 and that is the first year the C-4 was made. You may find a C-4 part or casting number on a later year like a '68 or '72 but never the other way around. You couldn't find a '69 part originally installed on a '65 car because the part hadn't been made yet. The C-4's were put into almost any car, van or light truck that Ford made. Originally they were called Cruise-O-Matic, an all aluminum bell housing, main case and tail-shaft housing, spin off of the Ford-O-Matic 2 speed trans. In '64 the shift pattern was a little different as you could choose to start out in a normal three speed mode by selecting the big green dot or you could choose to start out in second gear (the small green dot) and hold it there by down shifting into low. Then in '66 Ford modified it to what was used throughout the rest of the production years of the C-4 which was Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive (low-second-high automatically), second and manual low.
More to come...
History: Ford's nomenclature is such that A=1940's, B=1950's, C=1960's D=1970's and so on. The second digit is the actual year such as A-1 = 1941, B-3 = 1953, C-7 = 1967, etc. So the C-4 is 1964 and that is the first year the C-4 was made. You may find a C-4 part or casting number on a later year like a '68 or '72 but never the other way around. You couldn't find a '69 part originally installed on a '65 car because the part hadn't been made yet. The C-4's were put into almost any car, van or light truck that Ford made. Originally they were called Cruise-O-Matic, an all aluminum bell housing, main case and tail-shaft housing, spin off of the Ford-O-Matic 2 speed trans. In '64 the shift pattern was a little different as you could choose to start out in a normal three speed mode by selecting the big green dot or you could choose to start out in second gear (the small green dot) and hold it there by down shifting into low. Then in '66 Ford modified it to what was used throughout the rest of the production years of the C-4 which was Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive (low-second-high automatically), second and manual low.
More to come...
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