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Topic: Tranny advice-crossing over-maybe
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kcode
Gearhead Posts: 3029
From: alvaton,ky,usa Suburb of Bowling Green, M&M #79, MCA #29208
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-24-2004 11:12 PM
   
I need some solid advice, I'm seriously considering crossing over to the other side. All of my performance cars have always had 4 or 5 speeds. But now since my hand, eye, and knee coordination is starting to slide, I'm thinking about going with an AOD behind my 347. I know virtually nothing about an automatic. While in Detroit last week I got to talk with a guy from Canada that had a 408 in a 67 with a Lentech AOD, the car was for street and strip. His OD was controlled by a toggle switch and it did not require a TV cable. Any ideas on the transmission he had? Or any other suggestion on which way to go. My T-5 and clutch are about to die so I thought I might as well start thinking about the swap. I want my cake and eat it to. Right now I'm running consistent [email protected] with a terrible 1.90 60 ft, I want to improve on that but don't want to give up the OD. Help!------------------
Mike Golliver
MCA Gold Card Judge-Modifieds
65 Kcode coupe 347 stroker modified 5-speed MCA Retired
66 convertible-3 dueces and a 5-speed with a 289
89 T-Bird Super coupe
01 Mustang GT Convt
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 8826
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-24-2004 11:31 PM
Mike,My other car with a big hungry auto (like a c-6) and d.o.t. tires is much slower than Melissa's c-4 ride. It's a fairer comparison, as it has to drive itself to the track and be streetable. Anyway to the point, it has run 11.46 @ 116 mph with just a 11" $200 street/strip converter and 3.70 rear gears. Even in bad air it'll run 11.70s at only 112 mph. Mel's '66 will run low 11's at your h.p. level.  I know AOD's will rob more h.p. than a small block 3 speed, but probably not more than a big block 3 speed. I say go for it and enjoy the new timeslips. Make it a manual shift and get a ratchet shifter so you still have to "bang gears".  SteveW
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kcode
Gearhead Posts: 3029
From: alvaton,ky,usa Suburb of Bowling Green, M&M #79, MCA #29208
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-25-2004 11:25 PM
Steve,
Do you know of anyone that has went with a Lentech AOD? I liked the idea of not having to run a TV cable, so I'm curious what version of tranny the guy in the 67 had, I'm guessing it was the AODE since it had a toggle switch for OD lock up. I guess I will contact Lentech directly. Thanks for the encouragment, the old knees just can't take it much longer. Mike
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steve'66
Gearhead Posts: 8826
From: Sonoma,CA,USA
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-26-2004 01:06 AM
Mike,No I really don't know much about the Lentech. But why not go with an older AOD? The lock up converters aren't really performance converters. Jim at JPT could set you up nicely with a street/strip AOD. SteveW
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 18703
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 08-26-2004 02:12 AM
http://home.earthlink.net/~1_65pony/od.htmhttp://www.mustangmonthly.com/howto/33598/ https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/DanJonesC4AODswap.html ------------------
SCOOP oddly obsessed with big scoops on little Mustangs 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8" 3.40 TracLoc. My Pics
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N266fords
Gearhead Posts: 1404
From: Spokane ,WA USA
Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 08-26-2004 07:15 PM
I have heard really good thing about Lentech for there aod's. Thats what I would run in aod form.
Bruce
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