84_GT_5.0

5 speed, 70 mm throttle body, matching egr spacer, full port and polish gt40's 923 valve springs, 1.7 roller rockers, ford racing aluminum driveshaft,long tube headers, o/r h pipe, 3.08 rear...now it just needs a new speedo cable and 3.73 and bearing kit installed i have sitting around

84_GT_5.0

bump so hows everyone else's car running?

302army187

glad to hear the car is running better!

take it to the track yet?


As for my car, im in the middle of a clutch swap. so its not to fun at the moment haha

bubbasuwannee

Glad to hear you're getting everything together and making progress.

I'm kinda in a similar boat with an aod powered lx vert with 2.73 gears, totally stock at the moment. I won't change it out to a T5 though. It's for my wife and I both to enjoy and she can't drive stick.... Not totally sure where to start, but I'm thinking a rear gear change and beef up the tranny.

I did score another aod with a Lentech valvebody, TCI 3800 stall converter and aluminum driveshaft. Plan to sell off the converter (too high of a stall) and possibly the valvebody and just go through the tranny.

302army187

my car started out as a bolt on AOD with 2.73 gears..... look where it is now, hahahaha


I would recommend 3.73 gears, and that new transmission with a 2500rpm stall. that would really wake it up.

I dropped a complete second off my 1/4 mile time, just swapping from the AOD to the Cobra T5 I have now, BTW

bubbasuwannee

Thanks for the tip. Would you take the 3.73 gears over a set of 4.10? I see mixed opinions on that with an AOD tranny. On the converter, I was thinking a 3000 stall, but maybe that's too much stall. Long term plan is a re-built block with aluminum heads/intake.

I don't plan to race the car, so it must remain streetable and reliable. Gas mileage doesn't really matter.

302army187

i would recommend 4.10's, but its something you need to talk over with your wife. I went from 2.73's to 4.10's and its a GIANT difference. as you know, first gear lasts to 55-60mph with 2.73's, when you switch to 4.10's I think the AOD shifted out of first at 35mph.

a 3000 stall is to big with stock heads/cam. you will be in and out of your powerband before you know it! you will need to shift at 5000. 2500 would be about a perfect stall with stock heads/cam.

bubbasuwannee

Cool. Maybe I can time my top end/engine upgrades the same time I buy a new converter. If the 4.10s are such a crazy difference, then I'll go with the 3.73's. I don't imagine they're that difficult to change out, so I can always do something different later on if need be.

So much to do...

302army187

only real hard part is you will need a press. which you can just take the parts to a shop and they will charge you next to nothing.

84_GT_5.0

hey guys update the t5 i swaped in just gave out on my way to the track believe it or not so i need a t5 rebuild and would like to upgrade my clutch like stated with you 302army187 and congrats on the car and the beginning of mod's bubbasuwannee and like stated ask the wife before anything dont want to have a upset wife lol, and i'd prob go with 3.55 or 3.73 if your just gonna do bolt on's and keep it more street and cruising then track, unfortunatelly i had no choice to doin the manual swap lol my trans went out so i hoped into a stick which was worth the headache lol