I have been a member for a while but have posted much hope i did this right. Anyway does anybody know why the c6 is better than a cruis o matic and does it mater in a 65 galaxie daily driver and fun day drag racer? thanks for any info. dont belive anything el loco worm says about me.
c6, I believe is a stronger box and a lighter one. But it uses more hp than the cruiso. You can find more performance parts for the C6 than the cruiso, so I vote c6.
thanks for the info do you know if the crossmember and drive line will work if i swap from cruis o to c6
I wouldn't switch until the Cruise-o-matic (FMX) wears out. In a stock DD, it might last years. I towed a 3000# race car on a trailer and with extra tires/wheels, tools, etc for several years with a big Ford wagon that had an FMX in it. Hell, I never even put a ****** cooler on it. Average track distance was 60-70 miles from home. Never did break it.
Off hand I don't know if the crossmember and driveline would work. You may have to find the parts out of a car equipped with C6.
the cruis o matic works fine i am in the middle of swaping from a 352 to a 390 and just thought it was a good time to up grade the transmission.
Cruis-o takes a while to shift, annoying while parking. Haven't had a C-6, but I've had a C-4 and it is definitely better than a Cruis-o, crisper shifts.
Plus takes less HP to make the C6 work. The cruiso are more complex. The c6 are simple and easy to work on. The cruiso is a strong trans. but the c6 is a better choose for racing.
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