AODE Question !!!please help!!!

[The Red Monster]

Hi, i have an automatic 95 mustang gt, its completely stock but i plan on doing alot to it. so is it possible to make the AODE fast, like 12-13 second 1/4 mile time slips or what?> or should i convert it to manual. i've heard alot about the C4 tranny's but i heard they dont do good on the freeway?? so pleasssssssssssssssse give me your feedback!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


O and my mustang has 120,000
miles on it if that matters.


thnx

 

[95Vert]

Monster, I've had this debate so many times in my head and can't decide. Check out my sig and add the 1.7s and new springs I just added. I've been thinking of switching over to a t5 so that I can use the a9l computer, for tuning purposes. They're known to have WAAYYYYYY less restrictions than our eec. A manual weighs less, frees up hp/tq, and is a lot more fun to drive(imho). On the contrary, it's not as consistant in the 1/4 mi as an auto. With a stall, tranny cooler and shift kit, an auto is good to go, but that right there will cost you about $750($600 just the stall). You can either spend the same amount of cash for a swap and go with a t5 and enjoy your car more, or stick with the consistancy of an auto. I don't usually go to the track, so as soon as I find a good deal on a swap, I'm going for it.

 

[droptopford 5 0]

ive been debating the same thing myself. as for the aod-e, i know you can make your car fast and relaiable with it, but ive just had bad luck in that department, when i bought the car with 75,000 miles, i needed to rebuild the transmission, many problems have incurred, and after 25,000 more, things are going haywire again. i'd hate to dump more money into getting it to run right, and have to settle with a slow trans still, or put money into a cooler, shift kit, and stall converter and have it still act up on me. i'd love to swap as soon as i can, but i cant find any garage space to work on it for any extended period of time plus, as far as gearing goes, many guys say that the SOTP feel in a t-5 is decent with 3.73's, but in an aod-e car you really need 4.10's or higher, and that would just kill me on the highway... so u obviously know where i stand. but what do you mean by "doing a lot with it" anyways? you could easily hit 13's with some minor mods and def hit 12's with a power adder or aggresive H/C/I combo with either transmission.

 

[zZsKyZz]

When I baught my car I blew the transmission [aode] from racing a Boxer. I drove it home in 2nd gear because no other gear worked. Then I went through the same thing and was leaning towards a 5spd. Then after talking to the transmission guy for a while I was able to get a AODE that would perform better than a manual and I did. It works great and can handle quite the beating.

shiftkit, 3000rpm stall, 4.10 rear gears, guarrenteed to 900HP [so he says]

 

[Swarzkopf]

Don't ditch the AODE. It's a good transmission if built correctly.

As far as running 12s or 13s, that's pretty easy...I've got a bunch of low 13 second slips from last year and should get some 12 second slips this year.

Buy yourself the following parts:

1. Transmission cooler
2. TransGo shift kit
3. Edge Racing torque converter

And you'll have an awesome street/strip transmission....you're car will also feel much quicker.

 

[EXTRPR50]

I have had multpile 5 speeds in the past in my numerous mustangs. They were fun w/o a doubt. But now that I have my 95 GT, I have an aode.
I have always wanted (for some reason) an auto with 4.10 gears. Well, thats what I did. I also put in a cooler and a Transgo shift kit, which is effin' awesome. I love the gears, and cant imagine how much more awesome it'll be to get a converter. I raced a WRX yesterday and once I got off the line, he was toast. Two times we raced.

 

[gcomfx.com]

Buy a good converter....

http://www.100mphclub.com/movies/edgestall.mov

Check sig for newest times... and remember my car is running like poo with a gremlin in my fuel system

 

[SeriousSN95]

I have a fully built AODE: 2200 stall, boosted line pressure, tweeked valve body, stage 3 shift kit and 4.10 FRPP gears and i love mytranny but this weekend im swapping over to the t5.the Aode is a better track tranny than t5 because its consistant and with a big enough stall its a very mean tranny, but if ur on the street and u want more power then definatly switch to 5 speed, way more fun, more power and u dont start out in a whole. If ur going to be at the track than go with the auto bc u dont have to worry about missing a gear and ur times will be consistant. thats just my opinion tho! Best of luck with w/e u decide to do!

*****AODE TO T5 THIS WEEKED!!!**** CANT WAIT!

 

[gcomfx.com]

How is missing a gear at the track different than missing a gear on the street?

 

[Wi Stang]

I haven't had any problems with my aode yet. Last year I ran probably about 30 passes at the track, and had a best time of 12.56 @ 117. The only thing I have done to my tranny so far is a cooler and shift kit. I did run on street tires just to minimize the stress on the tranny. Hopefully this year I am going to upgrade to a Performance Automatic aode.

 

[red95aodevert]

As a person with the same car as you I would suggest H.C.I. , gears (3:73 - 4:30), and torque converter (2,000 - 2,500 stall). Depending on what H.C.I. combo you choose you should be low 13's to high/mid 12's.

 

[Swarzkopf]

2000-2500 is WAY too little stall....ESPECIALLY for a h/c/i car!

The stock AODE converter stalls between 2200-2400...for a mild car, 2800-3000 RPM stall is about perfect.

I'm very happy with my 3000 RPM stall speed. Makes for great launches, and it's especially fun to flash to stall from a slow roll.

 

[The Red Monster]

thanks for the input and lets keep it comin thnx guys

 

[gcomfx.com]

2000-2500 is WAY too little stall....ESPECIALLY for a h/c/i car!

The stock AODE converter stalls between 2200-2400...for a mild car, 2800-3000 RPM stall is about perfect.

I'm very happy with my 3000 RPM stall speed. Makes for great launches, and it's especially fun to flash to stall from a slow roll.

My stock stall was actually 1800-2000. During my big ordeal of going through 4 converters, I had one that stalled at 1,200!!! I kid you not. Really sucked driving the car then but I drove it that way for a month or so until I had time to get a replacement and pull the tranny AGAIN. Hey at least it was better than the one with the backwards stator that shreaded into metal shavings the first time I tried to move the car. That was REAL fun.

 

[Dan95-5.0]

i'm more then happy with my 3000 stall. Andrea said once my combo is installed, it will stall higher at around 3200 which is fine by me.

i want to run high 13's before my heads/cam/intake swap. we'll see this spring.