Great video really appreciate the AOD content. I just recently picked up a one owner '91 GT with the AOD and 57k miles. I'm a truck driver by trade and bang gears all day. So after work all I wanna do is ride and enjoy.👍
I have a AOD with a converter and so far it does everything I ask it to do. I drive my car hard and I haven’t had any issues. Also hurt some stick shift feelings along the way lol The 4.10 gears definitely made it more fun to drive as well. Solid pairing for sure.
I know they arent the same but the 4r70w is one of my favorite transmissions. With a Jmod performed on the stock valvebody, a mark viii coverter, 3.27 gears, and oem shift scheduling/trans tuning, I put a NPI 2v into the high 13s in a 3200lb car with driver.
My Brother the Carbon Fox is an awesome ride! Glad you took it to FTO… perfect choice!💯I don’t mind AOD’s… I just don’t prefer them. 🤷🏾♂️ Definitely good for cruising with the wife on date night! 👊🏾
I had an 88 GT FoxLake built 306 and stock 5spd with 4:10 gears that I drove daily for 5+ years with no issues. I loved it and surprised many of contenders on the street. Sold it, and trying buying it back 2 years later and found out that the gentleman who bought it from Florida, Total the car racing on the streets of Fort Lauderdale.
I've been dealing with this nightmare of a TV cable for 2 years and 3 rebuilt of my aod😖. Had a hard time finding someone who knew the challenges. I'm keeping my fingers crossed right now though. But I love driving my fox with the aod. Switched out the t5 2 years ago. Knees don't quite appreciate the clutch anymore, so I did the unconscionable. I got a lot of stink face for it, but I don't care.
When we were growing up back in the day, unless it was a drag car if you had an AOD Mustang,you might as well had a ford escort because it was embarrassingly slow
I love what you said lol. “ I decided not to go with this TB, well basically because of supply and demand.” lol you decided not to go with what you couldn’t get. That’s priceless brother. I know the struggle is real I been waiting 7 weeks for my pro dash it’s terrible
Very cool 😎 video Brew2L. I’ve only had 1 AOD, and had to have it built. I haven’t had a automatic Mustang, since the late 80’s , it was a 77 Cobra II 302, C4.
4.10 t5 =💵 yeah ever sense I first tried a 4.10 gear that has been my go to gear. That car did impress me with the burnout it did, it just baked the tires off of it, that thing has a bigger set than one would think 🤣👍🏼
Hey buddy. I've been catching up on some older vlogs.the nitto 555 tires that have been in the background by the tuxedo lift. What size rims are those? And tires to I guess. I was gonna get some 275/40-17s but those look like 15s
So this off topic , building a 347 stroker with a f-303 cam ,I’m using a Quick Fuel Brawler 850 cfm carb , looking for recommendation on intake . Putting it in a 55 ford customline for a Saturday night cruiser.
I have always wanted to see😎 someone built an AOD with mods. Dude I've never seen that in no channel. Everyone is so pro-5-speed in a foxbody that AOD in a 5.0 is almost a myth🙊. It will be weird seeing someone putting in valves, shift Kit, AOD transmission body kits, a trans cooler, a transbrake etc. In a Fox nowadays. That is like so foreign, but in the Fox world it's more like outer space 🌌👽👾
I have a badass built AOD behind a 351w with a 76mm turbo about to upgrade to a FIS Jose 80mm and I love my AOD especially being able to still cruise in overdrive and launch it off the trans brake at 3600rpm
Had an AOD in my old 89 convertible. 302 with Trick Flow top end and 3.73 gears. Had a TCI Street Fighter converter to match the stage 1 cam. Had a glovebox full of 12.80s at Bristol Dragway. The TV cable was the hardest to tune. Takes very little movement to affect the shift points. Added an external B&M cooler that tied in with the radiator. I could grab the bottom of the shifter and it would be cool,that wasn’t the case before the cooler.
12.80 is quick in Bristol that is a notoriously slow track and people typically trap 6-8 mph less than good tracks because the da usually sucks but most of all the last 3/4 of the track is literally uphill. What was your trap speeds?
My 91' aod gt vert has 3.73 gears with a transgo shift kit and 5500rpm governor. It's amazing the difference having firmer and more spread out shift points can make during normal driving. The car no longer shifts into 3rd in the middle of a turn and downshifts more easily.
I always loved the AOD. People gave them a bad rap for poor tv cable adjustments. Take an AOD/SilverFoxRacing SPT-R Valve Body (check them for sure)/Nice converter, maybe a hardened input shaft and you have a nice setup. You can also do 4R70w internals in an AOD case too. Also, you can adjust your tv cable by using a gauge connected to the trans and do some driving and monitor/adjust/etc to get it right. I wish you'd talk to Silverfoxtrans or test out one of his valve bodies on the channel.
Im in canada but first ive heard of this silverfoxracing , but im gonna look into the SPT-R valve body some more for my AOD , any thing else i should know? and do you have a rough estimate on the total cost for one of those? i just dont have the hardened input shaft, just a converter and shift kid but im looking to pep it up a bit more, thanks!
Hands down one of the worst question to ask a automatic foxbody owner at any gas station, car show, stop light.. 🗣️ "Is it a manual or an auto". Damn it itz a foxbody let me Be 😂🤣
You won't hearing me trash auto Foxbody , i had 2 foxbodies with AOD, really enjoyed them as daily driving, the only complaint is a stock AOD needs a shift kit, never liked the way they shift in the higher RPM's, in a roll they can hold their own.
I had a stock aod hooked up to a 408 and drove the s*** out of it for about a year before converting it to a c4 sold the transmission to a young kid and he's been driving with it for about 3 years with no issues
Nothing wrong with an AOD as long as the throttle pressure cable is properly adjusted and You can keep it from overheating . I've got a bad left knee and can't use it for depressing a clutch so I have to use an automatic transmission . 🇺🇲🇵🇷🦊👍
Ditch the AOD, go 4R70W with aftermarket controller. 4R good to 600hp almost stock, 700+ with extra clutches. Good converter, true lockup like having 6 speeds (lock in 3 and OD). Manual or auto shift, 4:10 gears and 3000 stall. Best option for auto.
Always nice to have the option between taking a stick car out or and auto. My '86 was an AOD, shift kit, .373's no stall but it worked awesome once we set it up right. There's something relaxing about driving an auto, especially in high traffic areas. On a side note I'm going to start saving for my trip to FTO, going to be a bit expensive where I'm coming from Nova Scotia but it's definitely on my bucket list, ideally I'd like to drive there and back in my Capri...time will tell!
@hotrodray6802 I don't mind shifting at all. I don't view it as a chore. I truly love driving manual trans and the connected feel. I admittedly don't live in a high traffic area so I don't deal with that alot but even when I do drive into the city it doesn't bother me honestly. I'm just a stick guy and it comes second nature almost as if it's welded into my central nervous system lol.
Haters beware.. I'm 51 years old now and I love a vehicle with the man pedal but I'm tired of the constant input from me. I would love to do an aod swap. I should've when I had my car apart. I rebuilt the t5 not cheap I put a Hurst shifter not cheap I put a good clutch in brand slipping my mind🙄. New bezel and boot and shifter knob. I could've had a nice aod by now. And just cruised thanks for the video.
Appreciate the AOD content! Sure I enjoy driving a 5spd, but I also enjoy the auto with the 4.10’s too. Stall converter is almost a must, which I’m about to put in mine. What stall do you recommend? Full bolt on car with e cam and 4.10’s. Intake and heads will probably come in the future but will be mild.
Brew's gray car has 2400 he said. More than that is way too much IMO, unless you have a really high rpm cam. Remember, the more torque your engine makes at this rpm, the higher the actual stall will be. Can vary + - 300 easily.
Aod Fox Bodies make me feel dirty, for me it just takes everything cool away from them, maybe it's a nostalgia thing idk. Even a grudge/no prep/street raced purpose built money car, where I know full well an automatic is the only option in order to be competitive, I'm still like "it'd be cooler with a stick",lol. I'm really only like that with Fox Bodies, Corvettes, Camaros, mini trucks and anything of a performance nature 😂😂
🔔😎 8:50 At 70+ mph you've got + - 2100 rpm? 🙄You mean with a 2.73/3.08 gear...Not with a 4.10 gear... Stock GT tires 787 rev per mile x gear ratio 4.10 = 3226 rpm @ 60 mph, ÷ 6 x 7 = 3765 rpm @ 70 mph x OD ratio .67 = 2522 rpm. Still not too bad 👍 OCD 😲
I've never understood the need to be hating on someone else's personal preference. Different strokes for different folks. There are reasons people like automatics and there are reasons others like manuals. Stop the hostilities and live and let live. Thanks as always Brother and we'll see you next time.
Perfect gears for AOD my brother Dom and Mike both ran an AOD for years in their mustangs. They had one piece input shaft can’t remember who built them maybe LenTech in Canada and maybe one of them had it built again with a one piece input shaft had it built from dynamic transmissions in Connecticut. Both of those cars were 306 with TFS street heats heads and at the time both were Vortech B Trim. I think they had a wolverine cam which was Jimmy LaRocca‘s specs and I believe both had an Acufab 75 mm throttle body 77 ProM and all half inch fuel system I think it was the Paxton pump and regulator. Oh yeah my brother Mike ran a TFS intake with a GT 40 lower Dom had a GT 40 upper and lower. AOD ran really good and held up I believe that transmission from LenTech had a trans brake. So long I can’t remember now my brother Dom still has his car but that things are 408 with a pro charger and a C4
Aod can be built to handle 950-1000 horsepower. As for valve bodies im running a tci constant pressure vb in my 92..love it. I also have a manual vb goin in my 87 aod car. I run 4.10s also in both cars. Its nice to just cruise without shifting gears at every stop light.
Greatly appreciate the aod content with the gears nice to know the range of rpms. Would love to have some built aod stuff as well. Great info for later. Awesome content as always keep up the good work!!! 🤘👍😎
Dude thank you so much for touching on the aod tv cable adjustment. Iv been trying to get my 87 vert lined out and its been shifting weird and not down shifting right. Hopefully this will help me out. Thank you!
I run a AOD in my bracket car, I run 25 to 30 weekends a year. The AOD has been rebuilt 2 times in 13 years of racing, so not too bad. I run a 2800 converter and 4.56 gears. Shifts to 3 rd gear at about 300 ft.
Nice! AutoXing with my 250k mile AOD here 😊. External cooler and Transgo SK-AOD shift kit. The TV/kickdown cable is the same idea Mopar has. As far as cam sounds & autos, well, you and Joe Nate heard my 318/904 at the pre-meet
@@tadvandyke1032what size wheel? What matters is the overall tire diameter on the rear. If it's say 25-26 inches it'll be a decent bit different than 27-28 inch tires.
Quick question, you talked about the adjustment on the kick down and when u showed the location it was on bottom of throttle body. Now I know people have carb swapped aod cars but you said that being not adjusted right can mess up the trans. How would it differ on adjustment if on a carb motor. Reason I ask is I was planning on taking the aod out of my 90 and put it in my 83 vert when I v8 swap it. Some might ask why I would take out a c4 and put a aod in. Well that's bc I plan on the vert being a cruiser date night with the wife car not a hot rod. Just peppy enough to have fun but have over drive when on the interstate so it's not up in rpm at 75. Remember when the c4 was the auto trans the national speed limit was 55 not 70 plus so over drive is a key asset to the cruiser car.
Let me show you what a 4spd fox can do against that AOD…. Just moved to Dothan and haven’t found any action…. I just want to race…. This place has NO Mexico action…
This is so unrelated except for the fact that it is an aod Transmission in my Mustang. please please throw me a bone an answer this question if you can. so I have a code reader. the new type. and an OBD1 reader plus a conversion wire that allows the pins to matchup so i may use the new one on the old plug. there seems to be two plugs that actually go into it. one that's bigger and one that's kind of really small and off to the left side. I don't know if they're all grey but mine is. anyway the little one that goes into it I have to pull really hard and stretch it to fit into it and it will just barely reach. i'm thinking maybe when I had the mechanical fan switch over to an electrical it was wired up over there closer towards the radiator side of the car so that it could read some type of information that would come from the fan. I've actually had the mechanical fan put back on because I didn't like the electrical fan for whatever reason I don't remember. but I'm afraid to stretch that plug back over to where the big plug piece is up by the fire wall to put it into the adapter cord converter for the reader because if I'm wrong then I might fry the whole electrical system. I don't see an option button where I can upload pictures for you to look at, otherwise I would. I was subscribe to you before, I need to do that again really though cuz you have a lot of useful information and I like the added perks that go beyond the free UA-cam videos that you post. thank you by the way for sharing your knowledge. ur true dedication to all things fox and obvious love for the fox body Mustang shows in your work and the choices you make on what videos to make and post that you believed to be the most important especially those small details or rare problems with unique fixes. tnx yo.
The easiest way to adjust it is with a pressure gauge. Now I did mine with a lokar cable and a carb, so I got the spacer with it, but there is a spacer you put in the cable, hook a pressure gauge up to the port, and get it as close to 35psi as possible. Then it should drop back to zero when you are done. Takes out the guesswork.
Yep how'd you know lol . They rob you from horsepower not mention it wastes more gas . For daily driver for sure but in a track mode , automatic for sure . 410s help out but doesn't bring it home with an AOD unless sprayed , single low boost trurbo or a blower . Procharger , Vortech etc .
I love my 4.10s with my AOD. Got a 26x11.5 drag radial and drive my car 40 miles on the interstate one way to the track spray it run some high 11s and drive it home
I have an AOD in my 2000 ranger 5.0 with a 7875 turbo, so far I've beat the crap out of it as a daily and no issues. I am definitely not a fan of the shift pattern, but that'll be fixed with about 700$
I've been having issues with my AOD ,when I'm in overdrive the car bucks as if it's starving for air/fuel something. I did some research and found that I may need to adjust my TV cable so this video really helps because I didn't understand how to make the adjustments. I had no issues prior to my full valve body install so I can only assume the tech who installed it didn't adjust my TV cable correctly.
Glad you did this. I've been planing to 5 speed my 90 hatch. My 83 vert has the c4. I do plan to leave it for now but it's not the best on the interstate. I recently got a 87 gt with a 5speed. So now I'm thinking about leaving the 90 aod now since I will have a 5speed to play in. The 83 is a all original v6 car with 96 thousand miles on it. Got it for my son but he didn't want to wait for the resto and we bought him a import sports car. Next plan was to v8 swap it but now my wife wants it left a v6 so she can drive it to work instead of her suv every day. She said when I'm done u can v8 swap it but for now leave it v6 for me. Gota keep the boss lady happy. Especially when I have two other v8 cars to play with.
Just took my heavy aod gt vert to the track friday night. Very first pass ran a 13.72 in the quarter with a 1.83 60' and 8.6 to the 1/8. P heads, explorer intake, 70mm tb, stock cam with 1.7s, (speed density)4.10s, pa street/strip vb and edge 3500 non lockup stall. A well put together aod combo will run!
and there was the matter of timing...paddle shifters came out in the end of the 1990's, and people started realizing modern slushboxes shift quicker (and i've been rowing all my life) so Foxes were in the era of "stick beats slush".not that the AOD quadrant didn't hurt the situation...good look finding third, you have to downshift and reshift to find it.
Dudes who instantly hate a car because it's an auto can't be trusted as car guys. Drove manual in traffic every day and got an auto 05 a few years back. Honestly will probably not go back to a manual daily driver.
I just like driving manual. On everything including my daily. I just thoroughly enjoy the art of driving a manual trans. Granted I don't deal with stop and go driving where I live most of the time so it's easier to live with but still I'm just a manual guy die hard. I don't see the shifting as a chore like some people do I thoroughly enjoy it.
I call bull on AOD's not being good or "strong" yes it needs some upgrades but what doesn't? I have a built "Freddy Brown" AOD, its uses a c6 torque converter, and c6 hardened one piece input shaft, upgraded OD band/clutches also has a manual valve body with a trans brake and still has over drive to cruise at 75-80mph on the interstate
I have an 89 Crown Vic AOD, (of course) its fine normal street use. PRO TIP... C4 is same length and bolts right up !!! And NO TV cable hassles. Using an A9L computer made for automatics.
I HAVE A DISABILITY, I NEED A AUTO TRANS. AND I LOV ( AOD) THE TRANS WAS REBUILT BEFORE I GOT IT IN 2015. REMEMBER SOME SSP MUSTANGS HAD A AOD IN THEM! GREAT VID BREW2L!!👍👍 OH TELL ANDREW MINE A87 NOTCH🤣🤣
Hey Brew, You talked about "squashing the cam" with the AOD. Q: (If you don't mind divulging this info) what chip are you using and which tunes do you prefer for cruising? Thanks. Cool channel btw!
I had a built up aod and went 11.80 with a 150 shot heads and cam. I now have a Lentech street Fighter on a on 3 turbo with a 306 and I love my transmission.
I personally love my aod from PATC… its on a 65 mustang with 302 roller cam… shifts to soon when on D but when i shift it its amazing or wot… dont get me wrong i rather have a t5 but i cant hate on my aod..
I have a question and I know it doesn't pertain to anything in this video but what kind of splines are you going to run when you put the supercharger on the carbon fox, 28 or 31, or which would you recommend for stock bottom and a blower
Great video really appreciate the AOD content. I just recently picked up a one owner '91 GT with the AOD and 57k miles. I'm a truck driver by trade and bang gears all day. So after work all I wanna do is ride and enjoy.👍
I have a AOD with a converter and so far it does everything I ask it to do. I drive my car hard and I haven’t had any issues. Also hurt some stick shift feelings along the way lol The 4.10 gears definitely made it more fun to drive as well. Solid pairing for sure.
I’m about to add a stall to mine. What converter did you go with? Right now I’m looking at Edge converters 2800-3000
@@jordanhill8199 mine is a 2000-2200 I believe. Off the shelf from jegs. Last minute add lol I wanted to keep good street manners
@@jordanhill8199 edge is an excellent choice, I have the 3400 stall in mine
@@therealfoxbodyaddicts I’m thinking I want a little more than that. Closer to 2800 range
@@KS-89LX you’ve been happy with Edge?
I know they arent the same but the 4r70w is one of my favorite transmissions. With a Jmod performed on the stock valvebody, a mark viii coverter, 3.27 gears, and oem shift scheduling/trans tuning, I put a NPI 2v into the high 13s in a 3200lb car with driver.
My Brother the Carbon Fox is an awesome ride! Glad you took it to FTO… perfect choice!💯I don’t mind AOD’s… I just don’t prefer them. 🤷🏾♂️ Definitely good for cruising with the wife on date night! 👊🏾
AOD is dope transmission just need the right build for it and know how to shift
I had an 88 GT FoxLake built 306 and stock 5spd with 4:10 gears that I drove daily for 5+ years with no issues. I loved it and surprised many of contenders on the street. Sold it, and trying buying it back 2 years later and found out that the gentleman who bought it from Florida, Total the car racing on the streets of Fort Lauderdale.
I've been dealing with this nightmare of a TV cable for 2 years and 3 rebuilt of my aod😖. Had a hard time finding someone who knew the challenges. I'm keeping my fingers crossed right now though. But I love driving my fox with the aod. Switched out the t5 2 years ago. Knees don't quite appreciate the clutch anymore, so I did the unconscionable. I got a lot of stink face for it, but I don't care.
When we were growing up back in the day, unless it was a drag car if you had an AOD Mustang,you might as well had a ford escort because it was embarrassingly slow
I love what you said lol. “ I decided not to go with this TB, well basically because of supply and demand.” lol you decided not to go with what you couldn’t get. That’s priceless brother. I know the struggle is real I been waiting 7 weeks for my pro dash it’s terrible
I had a 86 aod trans with 4.10 gears and a b cam loved it ran great was my first fox but sold it and bought a 89 with a 5 speed
Shift kit and tv cable adjustment in my 92 mn12 5.0 shifts faster than I can do myself in my 94 GT
Oh man….I had a ‘91 LX 5.0L notch with the AOD years ago…. I so miss that car.
I have my AOD adjusted slightly but now I might run it back some more. all stock, no power upgrades at all. Metal bushing.
Very cool 😎 video Brew2L. I’ve only had 1 AOD, and had to have it built. I haven’t had a automatic Mustang, since the late 80’s , it was a 77 Cobra II 302, C4.
I installed the blue Anderson Super 40 Spark Plug Wires last month and they’re amazing!
My daughter's car (98 gt vert) is a auto..and tbh..it's nice to jump in it and just go.
4.10 t5 =💵 yeah ever sense I first tried a 4.10 gear that has been my go to gear. That car did impress me with the burnout it did, it just baked the tires off of it, that thing has a bigger set than one would think 🤣👍🏼
That's a 13.7/1 gear ratio. Oh ya.😎
That's like an old '60s close ratio 4 speed with a 6.23 rear gear. 😱😲
You are one of my favorite mustang owners 💪🏾💯🔥🔥🔥
Good to see the Ghost getting in the mix😀
Hey buddy. I've been catching up on some older vlogs.the nitto 555 tires that have been in the background by the tuxedo lift. What size rims are those? And tires to I guess. I was gonna get some 275/40-17s but those look like 15s
So this off topic , building a 347 stroker with a f-303 cam ,I’m using a Quick Fuel Brawler 850 cfm carb , looking for recommendation on intake . Putting it in a 55 ford customline for a Saturday night cruiser.
What makes the aod crappy is the shift pattern dumbest trans ever, when setting up a aod use a oil pressure gauge and set to 1-3 pds at idle & done
I guess running something hard verys person to person, here bouncing off limiter, or quick burnout is just regular driving
Great video thanks and be blessed what size measurements is that shop ? looks like what i need to build on my spot
Got a buddy said a termi rep told him they would be in stock with the terminator x in july? It is discontinued or just out of stock?
What converter is in it right now are u keeping it ?
Their is an easier way to adjust the TV cable. This method has worked on every AOD Ford I ever worked on: ua-cam.com/video/6L3hNzxdiYw/v-deo.html
I have always wanted to see😎 someone built an AOD with mods. Dude I've never seen that in no channel. Everyone is so pro-5-speed in a foxbody that AOD in a 5.0 is almost a myth🙊. It will be weird seeing someone putting in valves, shift Kit, AOD transmission body kits, a trans cooler, a transbrake etc. In a Fox nowadays. That is like so foreign, but in the Fox world it's more like outer space 🌌👽👾
I have a badass built AOD behind a 351w with a 76mm turbo about to upgrade to a FIS Jose 80mm and I love my AOD especially being able to still cruise in overdrive and launch it off the trans brake at 3600rpm
@@SwingingInJoggers Is your AOD the 1 that came with the mustang?
@@SwingingInJoggers THATs a heck of a stall and cam. Must be fun streeting around.👍😲
@@hotrodray6802 custom grind from clay smith cams runs perfectly fine on the street you can't even tell a difference
Lentech if they are even still in business, make the Best AOD in the world
Had an AOD in my old 89 convertible. 302 with Trick Flow top end and 3.73 gears. Had a TCI Street Fighter converter to match the stage 1 cam. Had a glovebox full of 12.80s at Bristol Dragway. The TV cable was the hardest to tune. Takes very little movement to affect the shift points. Added an external B&M cooler that tied in with the radiator. I could grab the bottom of the shifter and it would be cool,that wasn’t the case before the cooler.
We're did u get your converter from if u dont mind sharing
@@fadedvet Directly from TCI
@@kellyriffle4750 what rpm I'm trying to get a trick flow top end kit too
@@fadedvet Shift points? 5500
12.80 is quick in Bristol that is a notoriously slow track and people typically trap 6-8 mph less than good tracks because the da usually sucks but most of all the last 3/4 of the track is literally uphill. What was your trap speeds?
My 91' aod gt vert has 3.73 gears with a transgo shift kit and 5500rpm governor. It's amazing the difference having firmer and more spread out shift points can make during normal driving. The car no longer shifts into 3rd in the middle of a turn and downshifts more easily.
I always loved the AOD. People gave them a bad rap for poor tv cable adjustments. Take an AOD/SilverFoxRacing SPT-R Valve Body (check them for sure)/Nice converter, maybe a hardened input shaft and you have a nice setup. You can also do 4R70w internals in an AOD case too. Also, you can adjust your tv cable by using a gauge connected to the trans and do some driving and monitor/adjust/etc to get it right.
I wish you'd talk to Silverfoxtrans or test out one of his valve bodies on the channel.
Im in canada but first ive heard of this silverfoxracing , but im gonna look into the SPT-R valve body some more for my AOD , any thing else i should know? and do you have a rough estimate on the total cost for one of those? i just dont have the hardened input shaft, just a converter and shift kid but im looking to pep it up a bit more, thanks!
Hands down one of the worst question to ask a automatic foxbody owner at any gas station, car show, stop light.. 🗣️ "Is it a manual or an auto". Damn it itz a foxbody let me Be 😂🤣
You won't hearing me trash auto Foxbody , i had 2 foxbodies with AOD, really enjoyed them as daily driving,
the only complaint is a stock AOD needs a shift kit, never liked the way they shift in the higher RPM's, in a
roll they can hold their own.
I had a stock aod hooked up to a 408 and drove the s*** out of it for about a year before converting it to a c4 sold the transmission to a young kid and he's been driving with it for about 3 years with no issues
Nothing wrong with an AOD as long as the throttle pressure cable is properly adjusted and You can keep it from overheating . I've got a bad left knee and can't use it for depressing a clutch so I have to use an automatic transmission . 🇺🇲🇵🇷🦊👍
Ditch the AOD, go 4R70W with aftermarket controller. 4R good to 600hp almost stock, 700+ with extra clutches. Good converter, true lockup like having 6 speeds (lock in 3 and OD). Manual or auto shift, 4:10 gears and 3000 stall. Best option for auto.
Always nice to have the option between taking a stick car out or and auto. My '86 was an AOD, shift kit, .373's no stall but it worked awesome once we set it up right. There's something relaxing about driving an auto, especially in high traffic areas. On a side note I'm going to start saving for my trip to FTO, going to be a bit expensive where I'm coming from Nova Scotia but it's definitely on my bucket list, ideally I'd like to drive there and back in my Capri...time will tell!
I've got 355 gear. I do a lot of 1-3-5 or 2-4 in town. Starting in 2 is still more gear than the classic cars and gears.
Shifting gets old.😁🙄
What’s AOD?
@@chrisreynolds2410 Automatic with overdrive.
Thanks
@hotrodray6802 I don't mind shifting at all. I don't view it as a chore. I truly love driving manual trans and the connected feel. I admittedly don't live in a high traffic area so I don't deal with that alot but even when I do drive into the city it doesn't bother me honestly. I'm just a stick guy and it comes second nature almost as if it's welded into my central nervous system lol.
Haters beware.. I'm 51 years old now and I love a vehicle with the man pedal but I'm tired of the constant input from me. I would love to do an aod swap. I should've when I had my car apart. I rebuilt the t5 not cheap I put a Hurst shifter not cheap I put a good clutch in brand slipping my mind🙄. New bezel and boot and shifter knob. I could've had a nice aod by now. And just cruised thanks for the video.
Appreciate the AOD content! Sure I enjoy driving a 5spd, but I also enjoy the auto with the 4.10’s too. Stall converter is almost a must, which I’m about to put in mine.
What stall do you recommend? Full bolt on car with e cam and 4.10’s. Intake and heads will probably come in the future but will be mild.
2800
Brew's gray car has 2400 he said.
More than that is way too much IMO,
unless you have a really high rpm cam.
Remember, the more torque your engine makes at this rpm, the higher the actual stall will be. Can vary + - 300 easily.
Aod Fox Bodies make me feel dirty, for me it just takes everything cool away from them, maybe it's a nostalgia thing idk. Even a grudge/no prep/street raced purpose built money car, where I know full well an automatic is the only option in order to be competitive, I'm still like "it'd be cooler with a stick",lol. I'm really only like that with Fox Bodies, Corvettes, Camaros, mini trucks and anything of a performance nature 😂😂
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8:50 At 70+ mph you've got + - 2100 rpm? 🙄You mean with a 2.73/3.08 gear...Not with a 4.10 gear...
Stock GT tires 787 rev per mile x gear ratio 4.10 = 3226 rpm @ 60 mph, ÷ 6 x 7 = 3765 rpm @ 70 mph x OD ratio .67 = 2522 rpm. Still not too bad 👍
OCD 😲
I thought the same...AOD's have 7 or 8 tooth speedo drive gears which makes a huge difference on the driven gear selection.
I've never understood the need to be hating on someone else's personal preference. Different strokes for different folks. There are reasons people like automatics and there are reasons others like manuals. Stop the hostilities and live and let live. Thanks as always Brother and we'll see you next time.
What would be the cheapest and easiest way to get some kind of tuning on a 1990 GT Fox body automatic 25th anniversary Like what's the quarter horse..
Message theleech405 on Instagram and he’ll give you all the info you need. 🫡
Perfect gears for AOD my brother Dom and Mike both ran an AOD for years in their mustangs. They had one piece input shaft can’t remember who built them maybe LenTech in Canada and maybe one of them had it built again with a one piece input shaft had it built from dynamic transmissions in Connecticut. Both of those cars were 306 with TFS street heats heads and at the time both were Vortech B Trim. I think they had a wolverine cam which was Jimmy LaRocca‘s specs and I believe both had an Acufab 75 mm throttle body 77 ProM and all half inch fuel system I think it was the Paxton pump and regulator. Oh yeah my brother Mike ran a TFS intake with a GT 40 lower Dom had a GT 40 upper and lower. AOD ran really good and held up I believe that transmission from LenTech had a trans brake. So long I can’t remember now my brother Dom still has his car but that things are 408 with a pro charger and a C4
When I drive around at myrtle Beach I am glad I kept my aod. With that being said I love my other t5 car too but in traffic aod is always my choice.
Aod can be built to handle 950-1000 horsepower. As for valve bodies im running a tci constant pressure vb in my 92..love it. I also have a manual vb goin in my 87 aod car. I run 4.10s also in both cars. Its nice to just cruise without shifting gears at every stop light.
Greatly appreciate the aod content with the gears nice to know the range of rpms. Would love to have some built aod stuff as well. Great info for later. Awesome content as always keep up the good work!!! 🤘👍😎
Aod transmission can hold some pretty decent horsepower before you have to beef them up
Dude thank you so much for touching on the aod tv cable adjustment. Iv been trying to get my 87 vert lined out and its been shifting weird and not down shifting right. Hopefully this will help me out. Thank you!
As the name implies I like my AOD lol. Ok I have to know what does the dragy say after the tune?
I run a AOD in my bracket car, I run 25 to 30 weekends a year. The AOD has been rebuilt 2 times in 13 years of racing, so not too bad. I run a 2800 converter and 4.56 gears. Shifts to 3 rd gear at about 300 ft.
Nice! AutoXing with my 250k mile AOD here 😊. External cooler and Transgo SK-AOD shift kit. The TV/kickdown cable is the same idea Mopar has. As far as cam sounds & autos, well, you and Joe Nate heard my 318/904 at the pre-meet
4.10 and AOD works well, I used to run that setup and then I did a t5 conversion and the car ripped
I had a 91 auto with 4:10's and I wish it ran 2,200 at 65-70. Mine was quite a bit higher than that. Love the channel and your cars are beautiful.
Different tire sizes will cause the difference in the rpms.
@@jerryscott2658 not sure of the exact size I had but they were normal tires. No low pro tires or anything like that.
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@@tadvandyke1032what size wheel? What matters is the overall tire diameter on the rear. If it's say 25-26 inches it'll be a decent bit different than 27-28 inch tires.
Great video AOD all the way until they invent a way I can press a clutch with hand controls. Our AOD cars cut a light faster than my wife’s T5.
👍 that's why pros run automatics.
I think we can all agree that 1 foxbody just ain’t enough 😂. Need 1 Stick, 1 Auto and another for Pro-Mod, maybe another for show lol
Quick question, you talked about the adjustment on the kick down and when u showed the location it was on bottom of throttle body. Now I know people have carb swapped aod cars but you said that being not adjusted right can mess up the trans. How would it differ on adjustment if on a carb motor. Reason I ask is I was planning on taking the aod out of my 90 and put it in my 83 vert when I v8 swap it. Some might ask why I would take out a c4 and put a aod in. Well that's bc I plan on the vert being a cruiser date night with the wife car not a hot rod. Just peppy enough to have fun but have over drive when on the interstate so it's not up in rpm at 75. Remember when the c4 was the auto trans the national speed limit was 55 not 70 plus so over drive is a key asset to the cruiser car.
Let me show you what a 4spd fox can do against that AOD…. Just moved to Dothan and haven’t found any action…. I just want to race…. This place has NO Mexico action…
This is so unrelated except for the fact that it is an aod Transmission in my Mustang. please please throw me a bone an answer this question if you can. so I have a code reader. the new type. and an OBD1 reader plus a conversion wire that allows the pins to matchup so i may use the new one on the old plug.
there seems to be two plugs that actually go into it.
one that's bigger and one that's kind of really small and off to the left side. I don't know if they're all grey but mine is.
anyway the little one that goes into it I have to pull really hard and stretch it to fit into it and it will just barely reach. i'm thinking maybe when I had the mechanical fan switch over to an electrical it was wired up over there closer towards the radiator side of the car so that it could read some type of information that would come from the fan. I've actually had the mechanical fan put back on because I didn't like the electrical fan for whatever reason I don't remember.
but I'm afraid to stretch that plug back over to where the big plug piece is up by the fire wall to put it into the adapter cord converter for the reader because if I'm wrong then I might fry the whole electrical system.
I don't see an option button where I can upload pictures for you to look at, otherwise I would. I was subscribe to you before, I need to do that again really though cuz you have a lot of useful information and I like the added perks that go beyond the free UA-cam videos that you post. thank you by the way for sharing your knowledge.
ur true dedication to all things fox and obvious love for the fox body Mustang shows in your work and the choices you make on what videos to make and post that you believed to be the most important especially those small details or rare problems with unique fixes. tnx yo.
The easiest way to adjust it is with a pressure gauge. Now I did mine with a lokar cable and a carb, so I got the spacer with it, but there is a spacer you put in the cable, hook a pressure gauge up to the port, and get it as close to 35psi as possible. Then it should drop back to zero when you are done. Takes out the guesswork.
Ive owned both and AOD sux azz ive always ended up with a TCI or a Tremec if its a 5spd
Yep how'd you know lol . They rob you from horsepower not mention it wastes more gas . For daily driver for sure but in a track mode , automatic for sure . 410s help out but doesn't bring it home with an AOD unless sprayed , single low boost trurbo or a blower . Procharger , Vortech etc .
Im not super deep into the car scene...why do people hate foxbodys?
I get crap all the time. I have a t5 86 and an aod 90 lx. Get crap for the aod ALL THE TIME.
I love my 4.10s with my AOD. Got a 26x11.5 drag radial and drive my car 40 miles on the interstate one way to the track spray it run some high 11s and drive it home
@brew2l, what converter did you go with or what have any of you guys used?!?!?
I have the taylor spirit pro race wires on mine the ignition kept burning wholes through the ford 9mm wires.
I have an AOD in my 2000 ranger 5.0 with a 7875 turbo, so far I've beat the crap out of it as a daily and no issues. I am definitely not a fan of the shift pattern, but that'll be fixed with about 700$
Love My AOD-E with usshift quick4 controller.
I've been having issues with my AOD ,when I'm in overdrive the car bucks as if it's starving for air/fuel something. I did some research and found that I may need to adjust my TV cable so this video really helps because I didn't understand how to make the adjustments. I had no issues prior to my full valve body install so I can only assume the tech who installed it didn't adjust my TV cable correctly.
That's been a combo since I can remember in the 90's. A lot of Mustang owners loved it. Do You?
Just happened across your channel! I love mustangs myself. I had an 88 GT as my first car and still have it!!
Glad you did this. I've been planing to 5 speed my 90 hatch. My 83 vert has the c4. I do plan to leave it for now but it's not the best on the interstate. I recently got a 87 gt with a 5speed. So now I'm thinking about leaving the 90 aod now since I will have a 5speed to play in. The 83 is a all original v6 car with 96 thousand miles on it. Got it for my son but he didn't want to wait for the resto and we bought him a import sports car. Next plan was to v8 swap it but now my wife wants it left a v6 so she can drive it to work instead of her suv every day. She said when I'm done u can v8 swap it but for now leave it v6 for me. Gota keep the boss lady happy. Especially when I have two other v8 cars to play with.
By the way I’m using an AOD in the 55 so I may need some pointers
Fyi I got a bad ass aod t brake and all the goodies it’s fantastic. Forsale if anyone wants
I had a aod fox body for 25yrs. Before I sold it with a 331 with afr heads I had lot of fun in it
Is your gt wrapped or painted because I see the red engine bay.
Been waiting patiently for the 65 cannot wait
You should only use the QH to tune not leave in car.
My goal is to make it to Ford Takeover next yr
Ion hate my auto fox . But I love my manual fox 🥴
I just pulled my t-5 to replace it with a c-4. But that being said I would love to have a built a.o.d transmission. I just prefer relaxing myself....
Just took my heavy aod gt vert to the track friday night. Very first pass ran a 13.72 in the quarter with a 1.83 60' and 8.6 to the 1/8. P heads, explorer intake, 70mm tb, stock cam with 1.7s, (speed density)4.10s, pa street/strip vb and edge 3500 non lockup stall. A well put together aod combo will run!
and there was the matter of timing...paddle shifters came out in the end of the 1990's, and people started realizing modern slushboxes shift quicker (and i've been rowing all my life) so Foxes were in the era of "stick beats slush".not that the AOD quadrant didn't hurt the situation...good look finding third, you have to downshift and reshift to find it.
Dudes who instantly hate a car because it's an auto can't be trusted as car guys. Drove manual in traffic every day and got an auto 05 a few years back. Honestly will probably not go back to a manual daily driver.
I agree!! When I got my coupe some 25 years ago I just had to have a 5speed. Now, I want to do a coyote swap with a 6r80
I just like driving manual. On everything including my daily. I just thoroughly enjoy the art of driving a manual trans. Granted I don't deal with stop and go driving where I live most of the time so it's easier to live with but still I'm just a manual guy die hard. I don't see the shifting as a chore like some people do I thoroughly enjoy it.
what part of Alabama you from
I call bull on AOD's not being good or "strong" yes it needs some upgrades but what doesn't? I have a built "Freddy Brown" AOD, its uses a c6 torque converter, and c6 hardened one piece input shaft, upgraded OD band/clutches also has a manual valve body with a trans brake and still has over drive to cruise at 75-80mph on the interstate
What are those wheels called
I have an 89 Crown Vic AOD, (of course) its fine normal street use. PRO TIP... C4 is same length and bolts right up !!! And NO TV cable hassles. Using an A9L computer made for automatics.
Aod or c4? Wat u recommend
I HAVE A DISABILITY, I NEED A AUTO TRANS. AND I LOV ( AOD) THE TRANS WAS REBUILT BEFORE I GOT IT IN 2015. REMEMBER SOME SSP MUSTANGS HAD A AOD IN THEM! GREAT VID BREW2L!!👍👍 OH TELL ANDREW MINE A87 NOTCH🤣🤣
Hey Brew,
You talked about "squashing the cam" with the AOD.
Q: (If you don't mind divulging this info) what chip are you using and which tunes do you prefer for cruising?
Thanks. Cool channel btw!
I had a built up aod and went 11.80 with a 150 shot heads and cam. I now have a Lentech street
Fighter on a on 3 turbo with a 306 and I love my transmission.
Love my autos!
AODTTF, my foxbody has 4.56 gears, 9" lock up converter, street drive it all the time, no issues
I personally love my aod from PATC… its on a 65 mustang with 302 roller cam… shifts to soon when on D but when i shift it its amazing or wot… dont get me wrong i rather have a t5 but i cant hate on my aod..
I have a question and I know it doesn't pertain to anything in this video but what kind of splines are you going to run when you put the supercharger on the carbon fox, 28 or 31, or which would you recommend for stock bottom and a blower
First, great video man glad to see the 65. I'm one frame rail away from taking mine to my buddy's body shop! I can't wait to get to drive her again
I’m still fighting to get my aod right but I love it. My Buddy gonna swap his 4.10s for my 3.73s. Can’t wait to get back on the road
My original 5.0 lx convertible was a Aod. I always wanted a better transmission but it wasn’t bad as a daily driver.