Balancer question, AOD and T5 the same?

JChalfan

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I just purchased an engine out of a 1990 Lincoln Mark 7 to put in my 1990 Stang, and I wanted to make sure the harmonic balancer on the auto engine will work with my 5-speed setup.

Is there any difference in balance between the auto and stick balancers?

Thanks,

Jeff

 

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Ford Racing Parts only lists different balancers by year. There is no listing for balancers by transmission type.

Using this as a guide, I would say that there is no difference between a balancer for a auto transmisssion and a 5 speed manual transmisssion.

 

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Correct, there is no difference in balancer from AOD to 5spd, only by year becasue of how the engine is/was balanced.

 

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Cool, thanks for the info guys.

Jeff

 

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Just swapped to a 5 speed using the stock AOD balancer, no vibrations here .