Hey guys well the stock aod trew in the towel i was thinking of buying one of those level 2 trannys they say they work out all the bugs out n put heavy duty bnads n clutches on them its for a 87 5.0 or those anyone in here do the conversion of auto to automatic what do ya think i should do with it?

 

Sorry to hear about your AOD woes. I'm not sure how much those Level 2 transmissions go for, but you may want to look into a 5-speed swap. Sometimes you can source all the parts for the same price as a "built" AOD. In my past experiences, even the "built" AODs don't have a long shelf life. Perhaps things have changed?

Anywho, check out www.stangparts.com if you are considering a manual transmission. They put together 5-speed conversion kits for a fair price.

 

Things have changed,My aod is 6 years old in a high 10 sec car and i drive it every day.If you want to take a look at it,my boss has a P/A aod with all the goodies and a P/I pink 9.5 inch converter f/s.It has about 3000 miles on it.youll go just as fast or faster with this tranny than you would changing to a t-5.And it will last alot longer.Plus as your boy is missing a shift your passing his ass.

 

Well its good to see the AOD aftermarket is improving. A while ago (probably 7 or so years), my brother had one of the first P/A AODs with the manual valvebody and tranny break. That transmission was a joke, I think he had it maybe a few months before it lost all but 1st gear.

I went through three AOD rebuilds (in a two-year time period) before I sold my car. Even after the last rebuild that damn thing never acted right.

Regardless of how improved the AOD aftermarket may be, I still have that bitter taste in my mouth of hundreds of dollars wasted. If I were to do it over again, I would have saved my money and went with a TKO or a C4...unless someone would have offered me an AOD with a warranty worth a damn.

 

Well thanks for ur help in that ok what does that p/a tranny stand for?i am knew with this things thos elevel 2 trannys run for 1,500 from b&m are they anygood anyone know of anyone who do the the auto to manual swap how much does it go for too??

 

PA stands for Prince Albert.























Actually it means Performance Automatic. As far as I know, no one would offer a lifetime warranty on a transmission. Maybe they offer like a year warranty or something.

 

what is your boss asking for that AOD?

 

$1400.00with the converter ,tranny cooler and the braided lines.the tranny was $1900,and the converter was almost $800.