I'm ready to invest a little into my Stock 1993 w-250 4x4. She is just a baby with 247,000 miles on a stock motor and tranny.
I tow a medium size car hauler trailer on occasion and use this truck as my backup vehicle.
I'd like to keep her forever but feel like she needs a little bit more .......power.

My tranny is first on the list.

There is a lot of info about these trannys and I get a bit overwhelmed, can you guys give me some advice about picking the right tranny setup?

• New or rebuilt tranny?
• performance valve body?
• tourque converter (low stall vs other)

These are areas I see people talking about. In your opinion, is there a winning combination that really makes your truck work well?

I will turn up the power on the motor a little but nothing real wild. I would like to put an exhaust brake on it to after the tranny is dialed in.

Let me know what you guys think. And, thanks


https://goo.gl/photos/RvafxA4erUW779x86
See, CA does get snow

 

Wise decision to do the tranny first. I,ll let the auto guys comment on that though.
Nice lookin truck.

Yeah we do get snow, but that's not Chico nice picture.

 

Definitely not Chico Mark. NorthStar 2016

Thought about a manual but feel like Auto would be a better fit for me. Though, my 4BT has a NV4500 so I'm a fan of both.

 

Last time I was at Northstar was summer of 2006. We were hauling dirt out of one of the foundations for the hotel buildings IIRC.
What ya got the 4BT in?

 

Right now, the 4bt, NV4500, and 4:1 transfer case are sitting on a stand waiting to replace my 351W in my 1969 Bronco.
It may be a while though, full width axles with ARB's are going in first. It's my "forever project".

Need my 1993 Gen 1 tranny to be solid so I can keep running parts for the Bronco.

 

Sounds like a fun project.