AOD with no 3rd and 4th gear

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04-21-2008, 10:54 PM

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MustangMan628

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RE: AOD with no 3rd and 4th gear

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ORIGINAL: PJB

Go with a 5 speed- you wont regret it.
I just had my POS AOD swapped out for a T5 and it makes the car alot more fun to drive.

Not completely true. I got a manual valve body (slap shifter) on my built AOD, and I think it's more fun than driving a stick, unless you're in the city all the time. Then it sucks equally as bad especially with 4.10 rear. The tranny likes to heat up a bit, if you are just sitting in traffic, shifting between 1st and 2nd for a half hour straight. but nothing serious after installing an auxillary tranny cooler. . I also have a trans brake in mine for tire peeling launches at 4,500 RPM's. Of course, that can run into the thousands real quick if you're paying someone to do you're tranny.

04-22-2008, 05:44 AM

#22

FoxGT

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RE: AOD with no 3rd and 4th gear

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ORIGINAL: MustangMan628

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ORIGINAL: PJB
Go with a 5 speed- you wont regret it.
I just had my POS AOD swapped out for a T5 and it makes the car alot more fun to drive.

I'm gonna have to agree with him on this... T5's are fun, but I wouldn't bash an auto unless you've experienced a built one. I swapped back to my T5 just because I like going through the gears, but as far as fun factor a built auto vs a T5... both are great. Stock auto's do suck badly, but a built auto is a whole different ball game & they can be built for pretty cheap if you know what you're doing.