If the TC is slipping (or any slippage for that matter) you will get a code.
Yes you can change the VB on a V6 without dropping the tranny.
You can change the TC by pulling the motor out the top and leaving the tranny in place.

The miss you are felling is likely engine related. You wouldnââ?¬â?¢t really ââ?¬Å?feel the TC slipping.

jeff


have you fixed your ford lately?