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.