that'd be why you can't slam gears in a T5, especially if your shifter doesn't have stops. The forks break. Put the AOD back in. You'll never snap a shift fork in one of those.
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5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers -
My shifter has stops. This car will never be an automatic again.
When I get the tranny out, I'm going to pull the top off and see what all got damaged. If its not to bad I'm just going to order the parts and rebuild it. If there is a lot of damage I'm just gonna look for another cheapy to toss in there really quick just to keep it mobile.
When tax time comes around I'm gonna start looking for a deal on a t56.
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I'm in the middle of swaping a 5.0 5 speed into a baby ltd and having a hard time finding a pedal assy. and bell housing.Originally posted by 1980c10 View Post1984 CV tudor 351W, 4bbl, 5-speed best time in the 1/8 8.39 at 80 with 1.80 60ft time.
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NICE CAR!I've popped lots of t-5's, always 3rd gear, never broken\bent a fork. Be sure to inspect the cluster as well. The one w\ the broken case was due to the selector pin moving around & selecting 2 gears @ once.
87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire Station Wagon. 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, Boxed LCA's, Explorer Intake, 65mm T-body, 'Stang Cam, 'Stang Air tube, K&N, GT-40X Heads, 1" Spacer, 1 5/8 BBK's, 2.5" Pypes X-pipe w/high flow cats, Single Chamber Thunderbolts, B&M 'vertor, Po-lice Swaybars.
91 Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park Station Wagon. K-Code, 4.10's, Repacked Trac Loc, MK VII LSC Engine, 'Stang Upper Intake, Stang Air Tube, K&N, 65 mm T-Body, 'Stang Headers, 'Stang Cat Pipe,'Stang Torque Convertor, 2 Chamber Thunderbolts.
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He'll blow the rest of it, i've lost my faith in stock AOD's since i've broken both of mine under stock lopo power. If you can do a 5spd swap sucessfully more power to you, wish I had that ability because if I did my Lincoln would have it's AOD torn out by now.Originally posted by gadget73 View Post88 Town Car (wrecked, for sale)
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I think if you don't try to turn these cars into "race cars" and run the shit out of them, AOD's tend to hold up. I would think most automatics will have issues under "aggressive" driving!
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AODs largely fail from poor maintenance, and then they get poorly rebuilt and burn up quickly. You can beat on one that gets its fluid changed every 30k miles and has a cooler on it with properly adjusted pressure. It will self destruct quickly even if you drive like an old lady if the fluid overheats and bakes because the clutches are slipping though. I like the AOD, but I recognize that its got shortcomings. If you know what they are and how to deal with them, its really not a bad transmission. It is a porky power hog though, so you definitely gain performance on a stock motor by swapping it for a manual.
That said, and despite my non-avarice for the AOD, I want a T5 in my Mark VII. It needs other work much more desperately though, so thats going to have to wait till I either hit it big or the AOD blows up.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
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I was one hard launch away from grenading my old t5. I think one of the biggest problems though, is that almost all used t5's have been beat to all hell.2020 F250 - 7.3 4x4 CCSB STX 3.55's - BAKFlip MX4
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If you need/want a spare set, I have 86-93 LX tails (Dynomax 2.5") that I can sell you cheap, as well as a set of Hooker Aerochamber mufflers. Stuff I bought for my old 87 LX that the new owner didn't want.88 Town Car (wrecked, for sale)
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Well update finally. I picked up a t5 off of Craigslist last week. Gonna try to get it in there this week. Warm weather is getting here I had to get it going again lol.
Note to self: Do not race Harley's this time.
I'll have a v8 e6zr t5 bell housing for sale also if anyone is interested.
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Not to be rude, but this is far from a grand marq, why post here?\Comment
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This is for readers rides, not specifically grand marquis/panthers. We even have an area called (the dark side) where you can post your non fomoco vehicles.
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and because we generally like things that move... even some chevys (but those are posted in The Dark Side).
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rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
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And he's the one I bought my car with the purple rims from & put back together. Also, he just got a Mark VII in the same silver color.
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