Re: 46RH to 46RE??

From: Josh Battles (cletusjones@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 07 2011 - 21:32:09 EST


On Feb 7, 2011 7:54 PM, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
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> Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
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> > On Feb 7, 2011, at 6:42 PM, John Dunlap wrote:
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> >> OK, here's my deal...how do I find out which tranny I have...'98, 4x4,
> >> 5.2L (crew type cab) 2dr
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> > that's a "club cab", and you have a 44RE.
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> Agreed on all counts in your reply Mike, with the possible exception
> of the above. With a V8, shouldn't he have the 46RE? I know the 44RE
> was reserved for the V6 in the Gen2 but maybe that changed in the Gen3.

I had a 42RE in my 2k V6 and it was garbage. Was on the third one ($2500
race build) when I sold it, and it was the longest lasting at about 70k
miles of use. It would've been fantastic to have had something beefier.
Wonder why it was changed from the 44RE in the gen 2.

- Josh



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