Does anyone know rather there are 4 or 5 speed replacements for the C3 trans in a Deauville?
Best in the same housing.
arno
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Here is what I found ..
The Ford C3 transmission and its descendants are a family of light-duty longitudinal automatic transmissions built by the Ford Motor Company.
The Bordeaux Automatic Transmission Plant, in Blanquefort, France (in the Bordeaux metropolitan area) produces automatic transmissions for a variety of rear-wheel drive vehicles. The facility opened in 1973 and was shortly followed by an expansion, the Bordeaux Transaxle Plant, in 1976 to focus on automatic transmissions for front-wheel drive Fords. Bordeaux Automatic Transmission's first product was the C3 3-speed automatic transmission for the Ford Pinto. The C3 design was succeeded by the A4LD 4-speed automatic during the mid 1980s and was in turn succeeded by the 4R44 and 4R55 4-speed automatics during the mid 1990s. The Bordeaux Automatic Transmission Plant's current products are the 5R44 and 5R55 5-speed automatic transmissions.
The Ford C3 transmission and its descendants are a family of light-duty longitudinal automatic transmissions built by the Ford Motor Company.
The Bordeaux Automatic Transmission Plant, in Blanquefort, France (in the Bordeaux metropolitan area) produces automatic transmissions for a variety of rear-wheel drive vehicles. The facility opened in 1973 and was shortly followed by an expansion, the Bordeaux Transaxle Plant, in 1976 to focus on automatic transmissions for front-wheel drive Fords. Bordeaux Automatic Transmission's first product was the C3 3-speed automatic transmission for the Ford Pinto. The C3 design was succeeded by the A4LD 4-speed automatic during the mid 1980s and was in turn succeeded by the 4R44 and 4R55 4-speed automatics during the mid 1990s. The Bordeaux Automatic Transmission Plant's current products are the 5R44 and 5R55 5-speed automatic transmissions.
I thought that the Deauville used the C6 transmission???
The AOD would be a sensible choice for an overdrive transmission.
Ron
The AOD would be a sensible choice for an overdrive transmission.
Ron
More mistery. I thought too that Deauvilles had C6 transmissions, but sombody told me they were C3's instead. The AOD would be a perfect trans, but he is a bid longer, so we have to shorten the propshaft. It sounded logical to me that there is a company somewhere like RBT who build 4 or 5 speed trans. in the same housing.
Arno
Arno
Modifying the drive shaft is easy. I have done it on two of my mustangs when converting from an auto C4 to Tremec TKO 600. What I find strange is that they put a weak C3 trans in such a powerful and heavy car. The C4 can be made almost bullet proof. Typically ford used the C6 for all large / powerful cars. The mustang big blocks had the C6 for example.