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Old 06-14-2008, 03:52 PM
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So I now have $1200 and I have a couple things on my mind

Since i hate the aod I was thinkin about doin a 5 speed swap

Or I could put the money into some suspension

Or save or H/C/I

Im really leanin to a 5 speed swap but what do yall think
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Old 06-14-2008, 04:16 PM
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I swapped to a 5 speed years ago on my aod 85 and will never go back.. mine is more street driven and occasional track time seen but IMO go 5 speed unless you bracket race
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Old 06-14-2008, 07:30 PM
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well that kinda helps make up my mind

how much did you spend on everything else other than the transmission
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Old 06-14-2008, 08:03 PM
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i got almost everything for the h/c/i swap, pm me if you are interested.
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Old 06-15-2008, 01:23 AM
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or if i were to leave it an automatic is there a nice valve body to use? Do they work well? Like a lentech valve body?
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Old 06-15-2008, 01:37 AM
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i bought a wrecked 92 lx 5.0 for 500$ bought a new clutch and cable and did the swap. then i took all the left over parts and sold them so the swap ended up free
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