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I have heard from a few guys that it causes more friction between the plates and actually tearing the fiber disc off of the plate when it would shift. If you want a firmer shift do it the correct way not with fluid that Ford hasn't even recommended sice the early 70's. It's cheaper to do it right and the shift quality will be what you want also.
 
I have heard from a few guys that it causes more friction between the plates and actually tearing the fiber disc off of the plate when it would shift. If you want a firmer shift do it the correct way not with fluid that Ford hasn't even recommended sice the early 70's. It's cheaper to do it right and the shift quality will be what you want also.
And what is the 'correct way'? I've used Type F for many years in my GM trannys and have never had a problem. The general public won't buy a harsh shifting tranny, so the manufacturers make them shift smoothly, which involves slipping the clutches with slippery tranny fluid.
 
I've known quite a few people that have used type F tranny fluid without any problems. It will create firmer shifts like what was stated earlier. If you switch to type F on an older tranny that has been running dexron, you might run into problems. Has anybody used B&M trick shift fluid? I've heard that it's nothing more than Type F transmission fluid.
 
... Has anybody used B&M trick shift fluid? I've heard that it's nothing more than Type F transmission fluid.
Last I heard their fluid products were packaged by Warren/Unilube Co.
They pachage and distribute private branded products to many of the biggest resellers - like WalMart brand ...
 
I've known quite a few people that have used type F tranny fluid without any problems. It will create firmer shifts like what was stated earlier. If you switch to type F on an older tranny that has been running dexron, you might run into problems. Has anybody used B&M trick shift fluid? I've heard that it's nothing more than Type F transmission fluid.
Iwas just going to mention the B&N trick shift fluid. I've been using it for years. B&M shows a chart that compares shift times between Dexron, Type F, and their stuff. Not surprisingly, the Trick shift is faster.

I can't find the chart online yet.
 
If you want to try the F fluid, try it......if you kill something than it is your rebuild not mine. The B&M fluid is formulated to work with dextron/mercon fluid and won't damage the fiber of the plates, unless you apply those clutches super fast which is hard on anything! GM manufacturers the clutch fiber plates to be used with dextron fluid just as Chrysler manufactured my 47RE to be used with atf +4. If you substitute dextron in my 47re then shift characteristics change and can damage the transmission, unless you like shuddering etc. My point is this, if you want a firmer shifting transmission, install a shift kit in the valve body. If you deside to sell it you can always change the springs to the tow/rv stuff and you would have been happy along with the person that is buying the car. It doesn't matter to me one way or the other, but changing to a type f fluid is just the wrong way about gettting to a firmer shift and could be more costly as a result.
 
I ran "F" type fluid in my TH400 for 14 years without any problems. The trans was bone stock with a B&M transpak shift kit, car ran 11's and was my daily driver.
 
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I had heard about using type F from a hotrodder guy that told me that in his home town of Teton, Idaho, type F was about the only thing used in hotrod tranny's.
As far as a shift kit, I already have one in place.
The Idaho guy I knew, explained to me that Dextron is too slippery and slippage will occur.

I think he also told me about the B&M trickshift fluid is just a different colored Type F.
 
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