finally did it Reply #15 – November 22, 2009, 08:14:41 PM i beat the ever living hell out of my car and am not ashamed to admit it. i bought my t-bird to be abused daily...as for OD, i'm thinking about just swapping the 260/c4 into the bird to make it driveable while i finish the stang and making the stang my new DD with a FI 302 and a t5 or MAYBE built AOD Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #16 – November 23, 2009, 12:46:47 PM Quote from: Dougy_Fresh;299839i beat the ever living hell out of my car and am not ashamed to admit it. i bought my t-bird to be abused daily...This will be good Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #17 – November 23, 2009, 03:02:39 PM I had a friend in high school who beat on his car like it sounds like you do. We all thought he was and idiot because he was destroying cars with his constant beatings. Keep it up and the trans being destroyed wont be your only prob. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #18 – November 23, 2009, 06:39:17 PM I quit beating on my cars when I started to go through motor mounts. I've also blown transmissions and rear ends; I'm feeling like those days are behind me now. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #19 – November 23, 2009, 06:52:24 PM I broke my AOD because I didn't do any up-grades to it after the GT40 5.0 went in. It died not from neutral drops or beating on it (I baby the car on the street) but from drag racing at the track. It still works but anything more than 1/2 throttle in 1st or 2nd gear and it slips like crazy. If I had just put some sort of shift kit in and a cooler the AOD would probably still be ok. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #20 – November 23, 2009, 11:50:34 PM i have a little thing i live by "when it breaks, upgrade"trans broke, i'm going c4 for now, TKO when that goes if money allows, if not another c4. rearend breaks, i'm going stang 8.8 with 4.10's and 5 lug. engine goes, i'm going 351w or 460. this car is NOT my only vehicle, i have a daily, the t-bird and mustang are simply play toys Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #21 – November 24, 2009, 12:32:09 AM Quote from: thunderjet302;299986I broke my AOD because I didn't do any up-grades to it after the GT40 5.0 went in. It died not from neutral drops or beating on it (I baby the car on the street) but from drag racing at the track. It still works but anything more than 1/2 throttle in 1st or 2nd gear and it slips like crazy. If I had just put some sort of shift kit in and a cooler the AOD would probably still be ok. If your engine bay wasnt so friggin' clean I'd bust your balls for not puttin a kit in it. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #22 – November 24, 2009, 06:07:39 PM I thought you said you were upgrading? the C4 is a downgrade from an AOD. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #23 – November 24, 2009, 06:17:58 PM Quote from: 1WLD BRD;300105I thought you said you were upgrading? the C4 is a downgrade from an AOD.I was thinking the same thing. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #24 – November 24, 2009, 06:28:36 PM Must be nice to be able to blow money like that though...(Although I'll never go this far) Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #25 – November 24, 2009, 06:48:19 PM No hate for the AOD here. I think the biggest problem with them is that most people use the WRONG tranny fluid for one, and improper TV cable setting. Im laying down 280RWHP & 307 RWTQ in my 93 stang LX with an AOD. Keep in mind this is a naturally aspirated car with a very mild 306 (f-303 cam, flat top with valve relief hyper pistons, Edelbrok 5.0 heads 202/160 valves, 1.7 crane race gold RR's, cobra intake and a bigger MAF and T-body) These are not particularly stellar numbers by far but for basically a bolt on engine im pretty happy with the 280 HP with the AOD. Not to mention i can cruise the highway in the car and still get 20 MPG or so. Just my .02 Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #26 – November 24, 2009, 07:12:49 PM THISQuotetraction is what it tookAnd FWIW -- Take the spider gears out of the equation when it comes to the 7.5 (read: install a locker) and they hold up VERY well.... Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #27 – November 24, 2009, 08:58:37 PM Quote from: jandmmustangs;300113N I think the biggest problem with them is that most people use the WRONG tranny fluid for one,Wrong fluid, ya gotta be kidding... My AOD ain't seen anything but "F" for the last 10 years(Oct '99) and it has about 750-800 drag strip passes, a few with nitrous(I do change it every spring though)... Yeah it's getting a bit tired, but with the Trans-Go shift kit still is far firmer than any stock AOD... Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #28 – November 24, 2009, 09:47:23 PM how is a c4 a downgrade? for what i do with the car, it's perfect. this car is not a cruiser, it's a weekend play toy, i have no use for ODlower first gear, get off the line a little quicker. stouter built, stock for stock. cheaper to build. Quote Selected
finally did it Reply #29 – November 24, 2009, 11:09:10 PM Yeah the C4 has a 2.46 1st ratio and the the AOD a 2.40, big difference...Main advantage of a C4 is it's a bit lighter... Quote Selected
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