Is It The Same Transmission??????!!!

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Is It The Same Transmission??????!!!

August 01, 2006, 08:46:19 PM

hey my car is a 88 t bird lx and it came with a 3.8 v6. Im swapping a 5.0 in it. My question is , what is the transmission that came with the 3.8 v6, by the way its column shifter. Also is it the same tranny that came with the 5.0's . Or is it a weaker transmission.. PLEASE LET ME KNOW ITS URGENT!!!!!

thanks

ERIC

Is It The Same Transmission??????!!!

Reply #1 – August 01, 2006, 09:16:13 PM

it is weaker in most cases, however, the tranny will work for a while behind the 5.0. Unless you are tricking out the 5.0, it should be fine for a while at least. Then you can save up for a better tranny.

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Reply #2 – August 01, 2006, 09:33:16 PM

. what tranmission do u reomment for speed wise and racing???

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Reply #3 – August 01, 2006, 10:12:08 PM

Both the c4 and the AOD can be built up pretty stout, if your making big torque you can get a sb c6.

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Reply #4 – August 01, 2006, 10:34:08 PM

woudl u prefer a c-4 i think i can get a good deal on it and it had jegs super rebuilt kid in it, but the aod i hav is from a 3.8 so should i just gte a c-4 that im lookin at right now??

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Reply #5 – August 02, 2006, 05:07:47 AM

c-4 has no over drive. So good bye to freeway gas mileage. You could just beef up the stock aod by taking it to a tranny shop and tell them its for a mustang.

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Reply #6 – August 02, 2006, 06:39:26 AM

keep the aod, have it rebuild or buy a rebuilt one. theirs no need to go with a super duity heavy c4 or c6 and have to modify thing to make it fit and loose overdrive if your only doing a HO swap. if anything, buy a good shift kit for it, and a external tranny cooler. that will keep your rebuilt transmission in one piece and let you beat on it for another 18 years

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Reply #7 – August 02, 2006, 09:57:33 AM

nate i added u to my aim man my screen name is queenznewera i wanna talk to u on aim about this.. ok

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Reply #8 – August 02, 2006, 10:04:52 AM

well its not just an ho swap i will be doing heads soon and possibly the cam .. i dunno i want which ever is better for street race and burn those little ricers!!

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Reply #9 – August 02, 2006, 03:55:03 PM

just get a shift kit with an aod and maybe some more clutches at a tranny shop. Oh and you might want to upgrade your rear end. to say 3.55 or 3.73 gears.

An honsestly, a stock tbird or cougar with a 5.0 is usally enough to toast a civic or two.

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Reply #10 – August 02, 2006, 04:31:10 PM

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just get a shift kit with an aod and maybe some more clutches at a tranny shop. Oh and you might want to upgrade your rear end. to say 3.55 or 3.73 gears.

An honsestly, a stock tbird or cougar with a 5.0 is usally enough to toast a civic or two.

Uhh.. right.

Anyway, you might want to upgrade the rear end to an 8.8 not just the gears. My 7.5 lasted quite a while behind my AOD and HO. My AOD is still going strong too.

And I sure hope a 5.0 can beat a Civic, those things are turds. It's just kinda sad what a stock SO can't beat.

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Reply #11 – August 03, 2006, 04:32:08 AM

okay, 99 down civic. The 5.0 aint a dog stock like most people say. Compaire it to other 86-88 3500lb cars and it still aint bad.