I guess what I should have said is the AOD in my car is crappy. Wasn't trying to rip on anyone who has an AOD or say your tranny is crappy if you have an AOD.
Don't sweat it.
The last thing I care about is what 99.99% of the people think of my car and it's setup.
People don't have a clue about
my needs and desire for my car. And, many also don't know squat about the real engineering issues with a car.
FWIW: Your engine makes more power than mine. Mine is fine for my needs. My point is that your engine isn't a "super special HP monster". Your setup has been done many times before - and that's a GOOD thing! I didn't want you to go to a different tranny or torque converter because IMHO
it makes no sense at all. Unless,
you want your own special project.
Hey, that's the great thing about a Stang - easier to modify! Just don't
even think about doing it on a car that you'll need within a year, on a limited budget, with limited tools, or with limited skills.
There is a reason why people use the cobra intake and heads. People use the letter cams because they have their head back in the 80's. Also, they figure that since FRPP sells them, then the cam must be "good". Well, IMHO, FRPP now sells
mostly crap and ricer cr*p. Yea, FRPP does have
some good stuff. But, IMHO, they still sell
mostly garbage.
Yea, you got a Stang recently and the tranny is toast. That's likely one of the reasons the other person sold the car. Plus, get real, if that's the original tranny, it's been working for ~20 years and
I'll bet that no one ever even changed the fluid. That's pretty good, especially for a tranny that has likely been beat on!
If you want cheap, just get a used tranny. But, with any used tranny, it's a cr*p shoot. And, that's true especially for a Stang used tranny.
You can get cheap rebuilt trannys for the Stang. Heck, I think even Autozone offers them. And, you get what you pay for! They are like those cheap rebuilt rack and pinons that you buy. It may work for 20K-30K-50K-70K miles. It all depends how worn the rack and the parts were before it was "rebuilt" (often just new seals, and smooth out any bores").
I don't know your budget, your uses/desires for the car, or your long term plans for the car.
If you have the budget and desire for a good AOD, then ask silverfoxbody. There are other aftermarket sellers of performance rebuilt AOD trannys. IMHO, I've found that if you can afford it, getting something from someone like silverfoxbody is often more than worth any extra cost. But, that's for my plans and desires for
my car. My car is over 25 years old, and I don't see any reason why it won't make it
another 25 years.
Well, that's assuming I can keep avoid all of those ********s texting and driving.
Good Luck!