johndeeregreen

I have an 87 Lx 5.0 I have an aod in it and I want to swap to a t5 and don't know it one from a 94 95 year will fit are they the same or are they different lengths what can I do?

AdderMk2

no, you cannot use a 94-95 trans, or any of the 96+

mjr46

you need fox bellhousing and tranny, or if you had a sn-95 t-5 you'd have to swap input shafts.

AdderMk2

or if he just installed the SN trans as is... he would need the SN bellhousing, and clutch fork... gonna have to cut the tack welds on the crossmember and push it back, then get it re-welded. Then, the driveshaft is going to stick too far into the trans, so a modified driveshaft would be in order.

then ofcourse you run into the shifter location issues inside the car...


its just not pretty

mjr46

^^^^very true

John Doev1

I would keep the aod, you would be amazed how your car would feel with a valvebody upgrade and a higher stall converter. The AODE's are nice to.

johndeeregreen

how hard is it to retro fit the aode into the non elect aod's place ?

AdderMk2

pretty hard, and completely pointless... the AOD was stronger then the AODE

mjr46

you'd need a ecm dedicated to operate the electronically controlled shifts, but as ADDER SAYS, you'd be better off sticking with an Aod over the aode in your case

John Doev1

The AODE is stronger in stock form. Please backup your statements because I know differently.
Also it is not hard to retrofit them with a Baumannator TCS and a valve body from them.