AOD's, are they that slow?

I like my AOD...And if you build it right and get a Good torque convertor it will be a Blast to drive...My 87 GT has a wicked shift kit in it and its so much different to drive the my Stock 93 AOD....Cant wait to throw in a Good torque convertor in my 87..should help it out alot too, being that has a supercharger should put it in the powerband even quicker....I hope...lol

90lxcoupe said:

till the tranny shifted 2nd and bogged.

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my long term goal my car is once my T5 explodes is to put an AOD in a decent torque converter and a shift kit. still be able to manualy bang gears when you feel like it but not have to worrie about banging them every time you stop and go.

usafnotch said:

Got to play with my 91 GT today. Wow, its slow, even with i B&M shift kit. My 90 coupe and 87 GT(which had a T5) I had in the past were different animals. They flew!!
Is it normal for the tires not to squeal from a stop when i floor it? It has no Pickup. Only the mods the car has is u/d pulleys and o/r h pipe with some cheap mufflers. The car still has factory 2.73's installed. What should I do to fix this problem.

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Since you already have a shift kit a gear and stall would help greatly. A full manual/auto valve body would be even better but that stuff is not cheap. I'm running a Transgo and that thing absolutely slams second gear at WOT but as Fox87GT mentioned, more control over gear changes would be nice. I can still recall the first time I got on my '92 when it was bone stock (2.73). Shocking is the only word I can use to describe it. I've driven many stock(ish) 5-speed 5.0's and every time I do I'm reminded of why the 5.0 is so popular to this day. Still a fun, punchy car for the street. With the AOD, not so much.