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Transmission Adapter Pricing
heres a company that does adapters
you will also a different shifter to accommodate the OD
heres a company that does adapters
you will also a different shifter to accommodate the OD
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From: Lost
I don't understand why everyone thinks a different shifter would be needed. In the 80-86 Ford trucks, the column was same for a C6 or AOD, the difference was in the gear indicator markings (PRND21 vs PRN(Od)D1) but since that was remotely mounted in the dash, it could just be swapped out.
Yes, there are adapters that would allow for bolting an AOD to the FE, but the AOD in stock form won't last very long behind an FE. There's a reason Ford never put this trans behind anything larger than a 300-I6 or 302 V8 in a pickup. It was also seldomly installed into anything larger than an F150, but did find it's way into a few F250's behind a 302.
The AOD can be beefed up to handle the extra power/torque of the engine, and added weight of the F250 and it's load capacity, but the cost is close to $1000 to do so. This doesn't even include the cost of the adapter to fit the engine, nor shorten the driveshaft, or even the special cable and bracket to operate the throttle valve inside the AOD.
All together, it could cost close to $2000 to do this swap *correctly*. It will take a while to recover that cost in fuel savings, assuming the AOD holds up long enough to do so at all......
Yes, there are adapters that would allow for bolting an AOD to the FE, but the AOD in stock form won't last very long behind an FE. There's a reason Ford never put this trans behind anything larger than a 300-I6 or 302 V8 in a pickup. It was also seldomly installed into anything larger than an F150, but did find it's way into a few F250's behind a 302.
The AOD can be beefed up to handle the extra power/torque of the engine, and added weight of the F250 and it's load capacity, but the cost is close to $1000 to do so. This doesn't even include the cost of the adapter to fit the engine, nor shorten the driveshaft, or even the special cable and bracket to operate the throttle valve inside the AOD.
All together, it could cost close to $2000 to do this swap *correctly*. It will take a while to recover that cost in fuel savings, assuming the AOD holds up long enough to do so at all......
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thank you for all the info. im just tring to get the most (mpg) out fo this truck i know that is a funny thought but every little bit helps. so do you have any ideas on in prooving (mpg)?
and thank you for all the help
and thank you for all the help
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Originally Posted by Rogue_Wulff
There's a reason Ford never put this trans behind anything larger than a 300-I6 or 302 V8 in a pickup. It was also seldomly installed into anything larger than an F150, but did find it's way into a few F250's behind a 302.
The AOD can be beefed up to handle the extra power/torque of the engine, and added weight of the F250 and it's load capacity, but the cost is close to $1000 to do so. This doesn't even include the cost of the adapter to fit the engine, nor shorten the driveshaft, or even the special cable and bracket to operate the throttle valve inside the AOD.
All together, it could cost close to $2000 to do this swap *correctly*. It will take a while to recover that cost in fuel savings, assuming the AOD holds up long enough to do so at all......
The AOD can be beefed up to handle the extra power/torque of the engine, and added weight of the F250 and it's load capacity, but the cost is close to $1000 to do so. This doesn't even include the cost of the adapter to fit the engine, nor shorten the driveshaft, or even the special cable and bracket to operate the throttle valve inside the AOD.
All together, it could cost close to $2000 to do this swap *correctly*. It will take a while to recover that cost in fuel savings, assuming the AOD holds up long enough to do so at all......
Originally Posted by Poison Oil Racing
I have an AOD in my truck behind a fuel injected 302 and I get about 11 mpg. I am getting ready to play around with some gearing to see if I can get more out of it.
I have a stock AOD in my modified carbureted 5.0/302 (see specs in my signature) and I have actually gotten over 20 MPG on the highway!
At 55 MPH, I am cruising along at only 1500 RPMs. That is with 255 70R/15 tires and a 3.55 gear. Around town I average around 14 MPG as long as I stay out of the secondaries.
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