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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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351W tranny question

I have an 85 4x4 that came with a 302 FI. Its been long gone and a 351W is in its place and no computer...straight Holly 600. My question is it has a AOD tranny in it now and it wont let the engine turn any high rpm's before it shifts out. Cant sling mud with the others..lol what trans will swap out with it?
C-6....C-4...???? thanks Andy B
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Sounds like you don't have the TV cable adjusted correctly.. you do have it connected?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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Shift points should be adjustable. These folks sell parts & trans, AOD and others.

The AOD has some issues and a beef up is never a bad idea.

However, as you will see, a killer C6 can be had for half that of an AOD. So if you abandon overdrive, a C6 is the way to go.

http://www.transmissioncenter.net/AOD.htm
Halfway down on this site they have adaptors for a GM trans. Also here at Advanced Adaptors.
https://eshop.advanceadapters.com/co...=1202852218680
They reference 302, not sure they work on 351. Lower first gear, keeps OD if you can't find satisfaction inside the blue oval transmission world.

http://www.becontrols.com/products/aodcat.htm

http://ckperformance.com/ford_aod.html

http://www.tciauto.com/Products/Ford/ford_aod.asp

http://www.compperformancegroupstore...ct_Code=431400

Anyway, all kinds of parts, kits etc on these sites. There is also a thread here where a couple of guys talk about their AOD experiences. If I find it, I'll post a link.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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here what I did to my c6 after I spent a fortune on a aod. I put the E4OD gear set into a c6
http://www.topham.kicks-***.net/C6/index.htm

....I got an aod here with all the goodies.... wide ratio motorsport gear set, shift kit and the list goes on... Junk save your mony and build a c6
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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You can fit a C4/C5, C6, FMX AND E4OD if you are only considering automatics.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 09:31 PM
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what's a MEL C6?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dragogt
what's a MEL C6?
they made them big...462cid guy has one here in town,,it's huge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_MEL_engine
 
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Old Feb 13, 2008 | 07:54 AM
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Thanks guys. A c-6in we will go. I just happen to have one of them bad boys just a laying around that needs something to do...............

Oh yea...conanski...the cable is hooked up and have played with so much that it hates me. I just cant get the AOD to do it for me. Thanks again
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 06:31 AM
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While I was screwing with the aod I learned a lot of things.....The TV cable has nothing to do with when it shifts,do not adjust it for that reason.... It should be set with a guage on the pressure port of the trans....it's not a downshift cable......
and if it's out of adjustment it will trash the trany in no time at all...most junk aod are so because the TV cable was not adjusted properly
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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The self-destruct feature of the AOD transmission due to an incorrectly adjusted TV cable seems not to be one of Ford's better ideas.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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Why is it so bad? GM did the same on the 700R4's. Setting the cable isn't rocket science and can be done in 1 min like at the factory. This will easily allow you to drive to the transmission shop to have them set it up perfect.

Setting the TV Cable:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L3hNzxdiYw
 
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Early AODs (and 700rs I think) had other issues. One site says they only use '88-93 cores for those reasons.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 05:37 AM
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[QUOTE=51dueller]Why is it so bad? GM did the same on the 700R4's. Setting the cable isn't rocket science and can be done in 1 min like at the factory. This will easily allow you to drive to the transmission shop to have them set it up perfect.

Setting the TV Cable:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L3hNzxdiYw[/QUOTE]

most people think it's a downshift cable ... I've seen it more than once.... guys will play with it trying to get it to shift later or whatever...5 miles later it's junk.
 
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 08:19 AM
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not trying to hijack, but I got a quick question. Will a flexplate from a C4 bolt to a C6 T/C?
 
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