finally did it November 22, 2009, 08:09:45 AM after 6 months of neutral dropping my aod, TRYING to grenade it. it finally happened.....4000rpm (usually did it at 6k and all it would do was spin) and traction is what it took. launched hard enough to trip the inertia switch.time for the c4 swap Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #1 – November 22, 2009, 08:54:17 AM Why would you admit that? So lets get this straight you decided instead of pulling the transmission and selling a good working transmission you'd destroy it and make an unsellable 100Lb paperweight. Yeah, makes perfect sense. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #2 – November 22, 2009, 01:15:50 PM Agreed, you have to take it out anyway to do the swap, someone on the board probably would have given you money for a working aod. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #3 – November 22, 2009, 01:21:32 PM Quote from: jpc647;299769Agreed, you have to take it out anyway to do the swap, someone on the board probably would have given you money for a working aod.Not knowing whose it was... Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #4 – November 22, 2009, 01:52:50 PM I never will understand the hate for AOD's. With a few simple mods, you can make them REALLY sturdy AND have the benefit of overdrive. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #5 – November 22, 2009, 02:03:43 PM I like my AOD....why tear something up that worked good? Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #6 – November 22, 2009, 02:08:28 PM Yeah, that wasn't very smart. Working trans worth $$, Not working trans not worth $$. :hick: Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #7 – November 22, 2009, 03:42:59 PM I will admit someday I REALLY want to buy a junk car and do that a few times. I don't know why, I just wanna neutral drop something. Just a couple times. :hick: My friend has had his '89 Beretta GT with the 2.8 since high school, and in THOSE couple of years it endured hundreds upon hundreds of 5 grand drops. The CV axle on the one side is now quite beat but....the fluid is still cherry red, and it works like its new. He has a vette now so its the daily/winter vehicle and he is careful because now he doesnt have the money to replace major things on it (cough vette cough) but it shows no despise for that past treatment. How this is possible I've no idea... Oh and...technically he *could* sell it, to a very specific buyer. "Good empty AOD case for someone building a tranny" Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #8 – November 22, 2009, 04:14:59 PM Quote from: ZondaC12;299797I will admit someday I REALLY want to buy a junk car and do that a few times. I don't know why, I just wanna neutral drop something. Just a couple times. :hick: My friend has had his '89 Beretta GT with the 2.8 since high school, and in THOSE couple of years it endured hundreds upon hundreds of 5 grand drops. The CV axle on the one side is now quite beat but....the fluid is still cherry red, and it works like its new. He has a vette now so its the daily/winter vehicle and he is careful because now he doesnt have the money to replace major things on it (cough vette cough) but it shows no despise for that past treatment. How this is possible I've no idea... Oh and...technically he *could* sell it, to a very specific buyer. "Good empty AOD case for someone building a tranny"I guess we should have bought POS FWD GM cars. My buddy did the same thing in his 91 Skylark, E brake 180s and then neutral drops to pull out of it. Now he has a 05 GTO (HIS $, no mommy and daddy on either car). THats the key, buy a POS FWD GM car and then you can buy a fast POS GM Its your money, your car, whatever. I see most things in life as money so I try not to waste things like this but thats just me. Something is only worth money if your going to sell it. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #9 – November 22, 2009, 04:25:17 PM Quote from: Dougy_Fresh;299738after 6 months of neutral dropping my aod, TRYING to grenade it. it finally happened.Don't let me forget to never buy a transmission from ya! :hick:I mean, your car, your transmission, your money to replace/fix/whatever, but still wasteful. :flame:The money from selling that AOD mighta paid for a good performance rebuild of the little c4 though.BTW, if you did that shiznit for 6 months..how's the u-joints? Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #10 – November 22, 2009, 05:01:39 PM last time i checked the u joints they were perfect.it had already lost OD and was slipping terribly in 1-2-D. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #11 – November 22, 2009, 05:02:22 PM and for the record, the "weak" 7.5 held just fine during all of this Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #12 – November 22, 2009, 05:31:58 PM Quote from: Dougy_Fresh;299811and for the record, the "weak" 7.5 held just fine during all of thishehehe... for now.... Mine lasted about 150 neutral drops with the 3.8L/c5 in front, but once I had the 5.0L/aod in it, I ate 3 7.5 diffs without tranny drops. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #13 – November 22, 2009, 07:39:01 PM It just takes me a few hours to rebuild an aod with a shift kit. I would have kept it too. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #14 – November 22, 2009, 08:04:55 PM I'm putting an AOD in my ranchero cuz I'm sick of not having OD when I go on long trips, no hatred for em here. I beat mine up pretty good by accident a few times and never had a problem, just wanted the 5 speed. As for the 7.5's no hatred for those either. 265k and counting and mine stil goes no problem. Ask anyone who knows me, I don't beat on my cars but I don't baby them by any means... Quote Selected
Topic: finally did it (Read 4525 times)
previous topic - next topic
