Well, he hasn't even stated which trans he wants to go with. So he could be contemplating one that is vacuum modulated and doesn't have a throttle pressure set up. For example, he could be wanting to swap in a C4.Yeah but if you do this build a manual valve body one. This eliminates the "TV" cable and allows you to build a transmission that shifts so hard it would make your 5 Speed jealous.
What mods have you done to your car?I don't know what trans I want. I am just sick of breaking third gear. This g force trans was supposed to be stronger.. Waste of 2k on that I guess.. I want something that won't be too damn expensive. Wasn't sure if the aod trans was any good or if a c-4 would be a better choice. I don't drive the car other than on nice days and to the track 2 -3 times a year. Is a stock aod with a manual valvebody gonna be strong enough? If not what is the weak link.. I don't really know much about auto transmissions. My uncle worked at a transmission shop for 20 years so I'm sure he could help me with a rebuild if needed.
from what I was reading the 4r has a bigger output shaft, so I would need to change the yolk for the driveshaft to fit. Also I think it must be a trans from a 3.8 l because it has the same bolt pattern as a 302 on the bell housing .Well an AODE or 4R70W swap would be simple. It's just an updated version of the AOD. You could get a manual valve body AODE and have added strength already in the transmission. Or a 4R70W which is even stronger than the AODE, and they have a wider ratio gear set, so you'd have a lower first, higher OD, and lower reverse.
All 3 are good options and will fit easily into your car.
anything will break if you drive it hard enough... My fluid was not low and I do not flat shift.What is it that T5 's do best? Break when your wallet is empty...
A T5 is still a T5 even when you put expensive fancy gears in it. It will still break if you drive it hard enough.
Get a Tremec TKO 500 or TKO 600 and you won't break transmissions anymore. The exception to this is to do silly things like full throttle shifting without a clutch or running the transmission without enough of the proper lubricant. TKO 500's and TKO 600 's weigh 25 lbs more that a T5, and it is due to a heavier case and wider gears.
what kind of mods are done to the aod to be able to handle that much power. The tunnel was different or the hole for shifter is different? I can prob keep my pedals and just figure a way to just get rid of the clutch pedal. Did you use the stock shifter? I heard about the way you have to shift to hold 2nd gear, if an aftermarket shifter is used does this get rid of the 1st,drive1st shift .I have 600hp running through my AOD, and its best trans I have ever had. I went from T5 to AOD. The drive shaft and cross member can be used from the T5. Biggest pain was the trans tunnel. The T5s are different, and took some fab work to get my AOD shifter in. The other big change is the pedals.
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IIRC, the AODE was made from '92-'95. It was used in the cars, like Mustangs and Crown vics (you can't get a Vic trans cuz different bolt pattern)from what I was reading the 4r has a bigger output shaft, so I would need to change the yolk for the driveshaft to fit. Also I think it must be a trans from a 3.8 l because it has the same bolt pattern as a 302 on the bell housing .
Yes you're right. But the 4R70W truck transmissions also have the same bolt pattern as the 302's because they came with 302's...The 4r v6 trans has the same bolt pattern as a 302.. Think in leaning toward a 4r because of the gearset.
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