I know this being mainly Pantera owners, and Panteras don’t come with auto trans. But most being Ford guys, I would guess many of you have owned or known people with automatics in early Mustangs etc. Please share your knowledge…
My Longchamp has C6 transmission. After doing 6000+ km this summer, a lot of it at 3000 rpm, I’m considering to convert to AOD to get that fourth gear. It would make my European vacations much more pleasurable I think.
Reading about that conversion, it often states that AODs are not as reliable as C6s. Though some companies sell AODs they claim can handle up to 600HP ($$$). With my approx. 400HP, I’d go with a simple Summit AOD. Monster Transmissions in FL sell a complete package with converter, dip stick, all that for $1900, claimed to 450HP and 3 y warranty
Any advice from anybody having done this conversion to AOD? Are modern AODs built tough enough? Another challenge I have is that I don’t want firmer shifts, or only slightly firmer, it’s a GT car, not a dragracer, and most claim to have race hard shifts, don’t want that. Any Longchamp owners done this conversion, I don’t see a problem with space underneath.
Any good sources of AODs in CA or even in Europe?
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