AOD and small block - anyone done this?

Seems as if there has been some discussion over the years here about AOD's and putting them into a Torino (etc). And not more than a month ago Psqaure75 had posted some links to a 460ford.com discussion about AOD's.

My question is: has anyone actually put an AOD in their mid-size with a small block and if so could you be very specific about what you did and roadblocks.

This is aimed at me who is considering such a task, and I am not a welder/fabricator/etc so any "special stuff" I will not likely catch on as quickly.

My understanding from what I have read is it is not that big of an issue. I suppose you need a special flywheel, the Lokar TV cable from trans to carb, an FMX rear trans mount and a driveshaft length change.

That doesn't sound like much. I thought it was more involved than that.

Thanks in advance.

I had tried an AOD against the 302 I put in my Elite abotu 11 years ago.

I bought the Lokar cable (I hated it)
To use an AOD you need an AOD specific flexplate, I think, as well as a late model balancer to match this (I remember I had crazy vibrations the first time I started it and had to change one of these).

The AOD used a C4 mount, I don't recall buying anything special. I think the driveshaft was the same.. Why didn't I use it after all the work I did?

Silly me for taking a trans out of a car with 110K miles that was in a hard wreck and burned.. I only got 2nd gear out of it.. but I was EXTREMELY disappointed with the 302.. That's when I went big block and never looked back.

 

I'm just saving for a GV. I already have a wide ratio C6. 

Might be doing this quicker than I thought!

Cowbyupdjcarl - If you do go AOD, you'll have to do a progress thread on it. I know for one I am extremely curious, and I think would make a great guiney pig!

Paul - I never knew about the gear swapping with a E4OD. That would make a great difference. Also I did not know you had 2.47's in the rear. I heard they made them that high, guess that must have been factory in the Cougar and one of those late 70's "gas saving fixes"? Although I bet your highway cruise is quite nice, not even needing an AOD?

Psquare75 wrote: This is the gray "Virginia" Cougar.. my stroker car has 3.5:1. Highway, I do 3K.. around 80

Yea, my 71 F-250 has 4.10's in it. Driving it across the state to Spokane (4.5 hr drive) is nuts. Even keeping it at 70 (speed limit is 70) is nuts, you are still over 3k.

Why not consider going to the trouble to fit a late model 6 speed manuel , obviously bell housing consern , drive sharft and a posable bucket seat job but this would be my preferance , sluch boxess are over rated , get down and dirty and shift thous gears   

cowboyupdjcarl wrote: I am looking for a good performing car that gets decent mileage.   AOD, 302, 2 or 4 bbl, higher gear in the rear and big tires   My mustang I ran with this set up got well over 20MPG on the highway.   IT CHUGGED just  off idle at 65MPH.

That is sort of where I was going with my project as well. I was thinking the stock 351W, rebuilt, it already has 2.75's in the rear, and an AOD or Paul's option of the E4OD gears and change my rear ratio to a bit higher.

Daily drivers must do well on the highway and get good gas MPG. I'd be happy with 14-15, anything higher would be serious bonus. Since I am driving my 71 F-250 right now and getting about 8 around town, 14 is sounding pretty good when I get my 75 Sport rebuilt.

Psquare75 wrote: kenneth wrote: Why not consider going to the trouble to fit a late model 6 speed manuel , obviously bell housing consern , drive sharft and a posable bucket seat job but this would be my preferance , sluch boxess are over rated , get down and dirty and shift thous gears    I know I for one have zero interest in having a stick car. I built my car to cruise and daily drive.

I totally agree.