Mustangl3 said:on my 01 gt after ist i can shift it up into 2nd then drive and its an AOD
GT98 said:So I can hold any gear even with the stock shifter? That B&M Hammer shifter is really talkin to me though. It just looks a little confusing. But I've heard nothing but praises about it.
1-2-D-R-P is what it should say02roushstg3 said:If you have a Ford AOD, the shifter should say 1, d and OD. But have 4 gears. Yes the car shifts second but you cant hold second and manually shift unless you kick the shifter back to 1.
You can change the shifter but you still have to do what I explained. 1 to d then back to 1 then up to d. The shifter doesnt add a 2 slot. A shifter is only a rod with a cable attached. moving the rod moves the cable a set amount. the AOD only has 3 forward setting along with Park / Reverse and Neutral so no matter what shifter you put on it, the shifting doesnt change for the transmission.
trublustallion said:1-2-D-R-P is what it should say
I think this thread is confusing because you are talking about different automatic transmissions. I have a 2000GT which has the 4R70W automatic transmission. I bought a Performance Automatics manual valve body, so I do all of my own shifting. Whatever gear I shift to, that's where it stays. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd are selected with the shifter and OD is with a button. Now, to prevent accidently shifting from 1st to 3rd while racing, I bought a B&M Hammer shifter. It is a ratchet shifter. To shift from 1st to 2nd, you push the handle all the way forward and it springs back to the original location. To shift from 2nd to 3rd, you push if forward again and it springs back again. To down shift, you pull it back and it springs forward. It's a great shifter and I really like it.GT98 said:How does the Hammer shifter work exactly? Do you shift it into 1, then hammer it into 2 and it springs back to the 1 position automatically for the 3-4 shift? I'm still confused as to how it works. No thread seems to have an explanation.
Sorry, I don't have a digital camera, or I would be happy to. Mine looks like a totally stock installation. Higgins did the install. The housing part of the B&M shifter is inside the console with the top of the housing flush with the top of the console, just like stock. Nothing sticks up above the console except the shifter handle. There is a rubber boot around the bottom of the shifter handle.tarch said:jim, could you please post some pics of this set up? it sounds like it is a sweet deal, but i wouldn't like it if it ruined the "flow" of the interior...
trublustallion said:oops, forgot the neutral, but i have the 457RW(dont know the exact number) or something like that, and it's 1-2-D-N-R-P and seperate OD button
anyways, I have no idea what my point was, just keep going with the rest
jimfitzgerald said:I think this thread is confusing because you are talking about different automatic transmissions. I have a 2000GT which has the 4R70W automatic transmission. I bought a Performance Automatics manual valve body, so I do all of my own shifting. Whatever gear I shift to, that's where it stays. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd are selected with the shifter and OD is with a button. Now, to prevent accidently shifting from 1st to 3rd while racing, I bought a B&M Hammer shifter. It is a ratchet shifter. To shift from 1st to 2nd, you push the handle all the way forward and it springs back to the original location. To shift from 2nd to 3rd, you push if forward again and it springs back again. To down shift, you pull it back and it springs forward. It's a great shifter and I really like it.
99prmustang said:ont the 99+ auto's i belive ford changed over to the 4r70w with the pattern 1-2-D-N-R-P with the OD button on the side of the shifter. I got a B&M Hammer SHifter a while ago for my 99 gt and i love it!
Go here and click the down arrow...99prmustang said:jim i jsut went to Performance Automatics web site, i couldnt find the manual valve body for the AODE (4R70W) could you help me out, i want to get one to go along with the torque converter i just bought.
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