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The rear in a mn12 is IRS ( independent rear suspension) and the lug pattern is 5X4.25, trust me, you do not want that pattern.

All you have to do is read the Baumann site, it has just about everything you need to know. The trans will work just fine, buy baumann's controller and harness, possibly shorten the driveshaft, and add the TPS as indicated on baumann's site. The speedo should plug right in. I have the same Carbed 3.8 with a c5 and have been planning this swap, just haven't pulled the trigger yet.



Not sure what that means exactly, but in the grand scheme of things, adding a small sensor to a carburetor is hardly difficult. And since ignition has NOTHING to do with the trans in this case....

Also, CougarGT, why make it more complicated then it has to be? You did not read the application of the OP correctly.

Freeek has it right, although why he made it sound so desolate, I have no idea :)

Anyways, it sounds like you stole my 'Bird , so you'll need to post pics ASAP to prove you didn't, and welcome to the forum!

First: yes...but:

Second: The AOD was redesigned with electronic controls in 1991, becoming the AODE.  It was mainly intended for the new Modular V8 at first, but it was also adapted  to the old AOD bell-housing for vehicles still powered by OHV engines.  While the AOD and AODE/4R70W share some basic components like oil pans,  gear sets (AODs and AODE can be retrofit with 4R70W gear sets), most of  the internals are not interchangeable. The transmissions are not  interchangeable either, as the AOD only uses a throttle valve cable for  operation. The AODE and 4R70W are controlled by the Powertrain Control  Module (PCM) also sometimes referred to as the Electronic Engine Control  (EEC).

But, all hope is not lost, check out Baumann Engineering.

Third: the '96 is a completely different platform than our Foxes, so very little, if anything will interchange.

Good luck!