Re: [Chrysler300] Dexron vs. type F

[retromobilia@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Is it only me but do you guys like the "shift kit" so popular with T-builders. You know the one which slams it into the next range! And even harder if you try to ease it up to the speed of the shift...bang! I hate it. Is it a short cut to the builder or of any benefit ? 


J D Jung 
Retromobilia.net 

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From: "Michael Moore" <mmoore8425@xxxxxxx> 
To: "C Bilter" <cbilter@xxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Don Verity" <d.verity@xxxxxxx> 
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:23:04 PM 
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Dexron vs. type F 

Carl, 
I wonder, for instance, with all the 300H's out there today, its likelt they have all had the trannys rebuilt. If they were rebuilt to H specification or a more stock spec seems to me like it would also make a difference. 
Mike Moore 
300H 
On May 17, 2012, at 7:24 AM, C Bilter wrote: 

Hi Ron, 

That is exactly the issue that I'm trying to drive out. We have many 
anecdotal examples of folks using Dexron for 100k, 200k and even 300k miles 
in their transmissions with no issues, including some letter cars. Yet we 
have evidence (particularly if someone has a copy of the actual tech 
bulletin) that Chrysler at some point specified type F, at least for letter 
cars. We know that type F provides firmer shifts. We also know from 40+ 
years of club experience that letter car transmissions in fact did fail 
prematurely when not rebuilt to 300 letter car specs and when certain fluids 
were used, at least in severe duty use. For drivers that just go to the 
local cruise in and only put a couple hundred miles (or less) on their 
letter car a year, perhaps the whole issue is mute. 

The non-letter car transmissions, such as the 300 Sport, were not built to 
the 300 letter car specs and perhaps it is less critical to use type F 
unless firmer shifts are desired?? 

Don Verity is one of our current transmission experts, perhaps he has some 
advice? 

300ly, Carl Bilter 

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From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Ron Waters 
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:32 AM 
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Dexron vs. type F 

So is type F just for heavy duty torqueflites, such as the ones behind our 
letter cars ? Or can/should it be used in all torqueflites, including the 
one behind the 318 in my 58 Plymouth ? 

Ron 

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