Om617 96 Jeep Cherokee build thread
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I'm not sure you can get a different stall for the AW4, I had talked to a local shop about it when I did my swap. The stock converter turned out just fine behind the diesel (Kubota not Mercedes) but I also had a stock converter with a 700r4 and Mercedes, so I think you'll be fine.
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ok then my next question I looked up the radesigns trans controller but the aw4 will no longer shift automatically. Has someone else come up with a better controller for it or am I better off using a 700r4, bein as I'm gunna daily drive my jeep and I don't wanna have to be shifting It the whole time
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Having run both a factory 700r4 torque converter (1600rpm behind my setup) and one with higher stall (2200rpm, advertised at 2400rpm) I can say the higher stall is much better in all aspects except for milage. I now have 35" tires on the jeep and the higher stall proves even better, seems to be stalling at about 1800-2000rpm now.
Keep in mind in 1985' Mercedes increased the stall speed on this engine's transmission to 2600rpm for good reason.
Keep in mind in 1985' Mercedes increased the stall speed on this engine's transmission to 2600rpm for good reason.
Last edited by Evenglass; 06-21-2016 at 09:27 PM.
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ok then my next question I looked up the radesigns trans controller but the aw4 will no longer shift automatically. Has someone else come up with a better controller for it or am I better off using a 700r4, bein as I'm gunna daily drive my jeep and I don't wanna have to be shifting It the whole time
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I will agree with that since I'm on a somewhat limited budget ... What kinda mileage are you getting with the bigger ip an turbo?. I haven't been able to find a definitive answer for the aw4s stall speed I will keep reading into a stand alone controller but I also have a 700r4 sitting in my shop as well so I may end up following the route you've made.... Did you ever figure out you're over heating issue
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I will agree with that since I'm on a somewhat limited budget ... What kinda mileage are you getting with the bigger ip an turbo?. I haven't been able to find a definitive answer for the aw4s stall speed I will keep reading into a stand alone controller but I also have a 700r4 sitting in my shop as well so I may end up following the route you've made.... Did you ever figure out you're over heating issue
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