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Just Recently Purchased An 1989 Mustang GT Convertible And A Wrecked Gt500 And Want To Swap Motors And I Want To Know If Anyone Has Any Suggestions For A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION That’s Will Withstand The Power Of The Motor??
 

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Why not use everything from the gt500?
 
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Because The GT500 Is A Manual Transmission And Tge Foxbody Is An Automatic And I’d Like To Stay With The Automatic Trans.
 
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A 6R80 from a current Mustang will bolt up and work fine. Aftermarket is supporting them. A c4 or Powerglide would also work.
The Mustang trans will need the electronics to operate it.
 
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