3) You have the stock rear end in your car? I was under the impression
that the stock rear end (with it's pressed on hubs) was the weak link.
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On 11/14/00, at 12:07 PM, Peter Hermann wrote:
>1) It was me who get an AOD which is too long. I havenīt seen the donor car
>but I was told itīs a 88 Mustang. It fits to the engine but it doesnt fit to
>the brace and because itīs a little bit longer than the FMX the prop. shaft
>needs to be shortened. But maybe the guy who sold me the tranny was wrong.
>Iīll call him on Thursday to become sure what kind of tranny he sold me.
>
>2) The AOD I got needs another speedo cable. The connection to the tranny is
>different from the FMX. I donīt know yet which fits.
>
>3) I have around 320 hp on mine. My garage told me the brakes and the tranny
>are sized to stand even 500 hp. So why investing a lot of money?
>
>4) No clue on that either. I got the converter which was used with the AOD.
>I havenīt worried about that yet
>
>
>Peter
># 2041
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: alphachi <alphachi@writeme.com>
>To: <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 8:38 AM
>Subject: Need to clear things up about 75 AOD Conversion
>
>
>> Ok, first, thanks to all the replies concerning this popular conversion.
>> Some questions still remain, so any further enlightenment would be a real
>> help. For now, I'm not changing the rear.
>> 1) Ok it looks like a 88 AOD will do, but some mentioned the length or
>> mating to the stock drive shaft is NOT the same????
>>
>> 2) Keeping the stock rear, what about the speedo cable gear at the tranny?
>>
>> 3) Pricing built up AODs with shift kits, valving, kevlar clutches, etc,
>> starts to get upwards of about $1,200-1,400 and several outfits offer
>these.
>> Any personal recommendations? (HP output somewhere between 325 -400)
>>
>> 4) Finally, the converter, some recommend a higher stall speed, but I do
>> NOT want a pocket rocket, just a completely streetable car with some
>> cajones. But some even suggest a mild increase to 2500 will make it even
>> more streetable. How? I haven't a clue...
>>
>> clueless in the voter challenged state of Florida
>>
>> stephan #2821
>>
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