drive at minimum speed for fourth gear, and TCC lockup.... if you have a miss, you will most certainly feel it.

 

*nom* *nom* *nom*

 

I hope you get it fixed fairly inexpensively, but , as you know, these trannies have a hard enough time lasting with normal use. From what I've read about how you treat it, I'm surprised it has lasted this long.

 

That sounds like transmission trouble right there. "Engine goes fast, wheels don't" is clutch slippage. You might try to salvage it with fluid/filter, band adjustment, and governor pressure solenoid/sensor but it's best to approach it as a last-ditch effort, grand if it works, not too surprising if it doesn't. By now you've got friction material sludge circulating in the oil, sticking in places that are supposed to be lubricated.

Acknowledging that money is almost always an issue but disregarding it for the sake of discussion, when one of these 46R's acts up at 147k it's really best to just replace it. A like-factory rebuild will get you about the same distance as the factory unit did and if that fits your plans for the truck it's the cheapest way to go, but if you're going to shoot for antiquity you'd be better off in the long run with something like one of PATC's Vipers in which the weakest parts are upgraded. I've done some gotta getter goin' rebuilds myself in years past... hated doing it, but had to.

 

His is a 95, no governor pressure sensor/solenoid to replace.

 

That's not easy like an RE.

 

Oops. Forgot to look at the obvious stuff at the top of the post. Shame on me.

 

Hey thanks guys but... I figured Id have to rebuild it. Inevitable. Ive got money aside and a guy who is a grand cheaper than most shops and has very good rep. AS far as performance, which is what I want i know the TC is a big thing to upgrade as well as a solid shift kit. I want power to wheels so any ideas on parts incase i buy them to be cheaper and have a shop piece it up. I want to add a mopar pc, 1.7 RR's and eventually aluminum heads with a m1 so I want something a little more durable in the build. Thanks again for the fast comments. I can stand getting beat by ford explorers with my trans this way lol. I researched but found way too many non straightforward answers. And i hardly ever tow wth my truck so i was thinking stage 3 shift kit.

 

As am I and every flippin vehicle repair shop owner in a 50 mile radius haha. Got a good one out of the factory??

 

I thought it was because at idle my engine will torque over aggresively in a not so rythmic pattern. Meaning it does it here and it wont there at times. I dont get it.