best AODE option

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johnmc302 said:

Looking for people who have bought performance drop in trans.

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John,

Friend of mine at work recently bought a LenTech AOD for his Fox body and dropped it in. He can't say enough good about it. Good company reputation, good service and support, and the tranny runs great.

Here a link to their site:

http://www.lentechautomotive.com/

drakesdad said:

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+1. The tranny isn't a hard install just a bit awkward in the driveway - my tranny jack saved the day and made the job much easier.

Look at a performance convertor as well if you don't already have one. Searching here will uncover enough fact/opinion to keep you busy reading for days.

A transmission cooler is recommended as well - I got the biggest one B&M makes off of summitracing.com.

Wes

I got screwed by a local shop, then found a reputable local builder from guys at the track. If the mechanic says, "yeah I can do that. I've worked on one or two fords" Run, don't walk away. The AODE seems tougher for some guys to work on.

The second guy I had build the tranny did a great job. It's held up well. I would hang out on the forums for the closest drag strip you have to you. See who the Ford guys recommend. If you can't get any good reputable recommendations. Buy the prebuilt ones.

The install isn't terrible. You definitely will benefit with a buddy there to help though.

I too recommend a bigger stall, shift kit, and tranny cooler if you want the car to fly, and last long.

Don't know if you are interested, but I have a profesionally rebuilt AODE if your looking.

Same thing with mine. Local shop did it screw it up, but then i found someone who knew what he was doing, 26+ years rebuilding performance automatics. Awsome outcome.

Had mine rebuit last winter

During the engine swap we did last winter, the guy I bought it off didn't bother to tell me the tranny was slipping (his father ratted him out) when I had to go back cause we forgot a part of the harness. The guy that rebuilt it does them all the time and we had a lot of issues and the tranny was in and out of the car twice! 1st off the car started over heating and would shift weird, so we tried replacing the solinod pac, but when we dropped the tranny pan it looked like a band had let go as we had a lot of sand like material in with the fluid, that turned out to be the OD breaking down as it wasn't shifting. So the tranny was pulled apart and cleaned out, and the new pac installed, had same problem car started to over heat and wouldn't shift right. Finally someone had the bright idea to check the wiring harness and bingo found a broken wire! What a PITA. And yea I recommend a tranny cooler! I'd rather not do a swap in the driveway, rent a u -do it place with a hoist, but frankly for $150 bucks I'd rather work an OT shift at what I do best and then dick around doing a driveway swap. Just my opinion!