Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? July 25, 2014, 11:34:30 AM What the ideal speed to put into Overdrive ?I put my T-Bird into OD at 70-80 Kms and drop it back to Drive at 50kmskeep it in D when in the city and on hills regardless the speed.Any thoughts on how you use yours ? Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #1 – July 25, 2014, 05:05:22 PM I've always just put it in OD and forgotten about it Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #2 – July 25, 2014, 07:51:07 PM They kick into O/D around 45mph. Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #3 – July 25, 2014, 09:39:41 PM In stock form with highway gears, yes. I have mine set up right now to go into O/D @ an indicated 53 MPH at very little to zero throttle input (and yes; my speedo is accurate). In stock guise I used to keep it in D on roads that had traffic lights with a speed of 50 MPH or less. Annoying to hit O/D only to have to hit the brakes so I opted to keep it off.The way I have the car set up now I don't have to worry about it so much. 55 MPH means I'm on a parkway/expressway be me so..... Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #4 – July 25, 2014, 10:40:39 PM I use D in city driving and Bump it into OD when getting on highway. I have 3.73 gears Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #5 – July 27, 2014, 11:33:52 AM In every Ford AOD or 4R70W I've had, I always us D unless I'm going to be over 45mph for at least a couple of minutes. All the OD band stories scare me. Lol Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #6 – July 27, 2014, 10:43:52 PM Due to having an epoxy mod valve body in my Thunderbird I use OD all the time. I do have a 2" OD band and an A+ OD servo so it really doesn't matter. My Mark VII has a stock AOD and I usually drive around in D and only shift to OD if I'm going to be going faster than 45 for an extended period of time. Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #7 – July 28, 2014, 01:14:29 AM I leave it in od on the shifter and hit the 42mph to enguage od whenever possible. generally in 40-45mph speed zones. Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #8 – July 28, 2014, 07:50:41 AM I've never driven in D...I've had many AODs and never had a problem with any, even hauling stuff up steep hills with a loaded work truck Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #9 – July 28, 2014, 08:11:36 AM Quote from: GigShooTer69;436377What the ideal speed to put into Overdrive ?I put my T-Bird into OD at 70-80 Kms and drop it back to Drive at 50kmskeep it in D when in the city and on hills regardless the speed.Quote from: thunderjet302My Mark VII has a stock AOD and I usually drive around in D and only shift to OD if I'm going to be going faster than 45 for an extended period of time.You are both doing it correctly. The factory OD band is the weakest so anytime you can "save" it is a good thing. Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #10 – July 28, 2014, 09:43:52 AM When I had the stock AOD, I never put it in "d". I always drove in "OD". That being said most of the miles on my car were highway. The AOD went almost 190k before I swapped the T-5 in and was still working fine. Quote Selected
Overdrive AOD When and what speed to use ? Reply #11 – July 29, 2014, 01:20:56 AM A blown aod is a good reason to drop in the t-5 you always wanted...honestly, my first car i blew the trans on wheny tv cable clip.broke around 250k miles. every other aod I've had was either already toasted when i bought it, or didn't give me any trouble the whole time I've owned.the.car. Quote Selected
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