Question about 87's March 17, 2014, 10:06:06 PM Were the V8's available with console shift? Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #1 – March 17, 2014, 10:14:21 PM Quote from: White85GS;430764Were the V8's available with console shift?as in a 5 speed manual? No...... Auto floor shift only on 87-88 XR-7's Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #2 – March 17, 2014, 10:42:04 PM no, I mean the 4 speed AOD. What about Sports? Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #3 – March 17, 2014, 11:40:31 PM Quote from: White85GS;430766no, I mean the 4 speed AOD. What about Sports?87/88 Thunderbird Sport - Cougar XR-7 5.0 with AOD 4 speed floor shift.87/88 Thunderbird and Cougar LS 5.0 option, always column shift83/88 Thunderbird T/C 5 speed manual all years (Standard)84/88 Thunderbird T/C 4 Speed Auto Floor shift (option)84/86 Cougar XR-7 5 Speed Manual (Standard)84/86 Cougar XR-7 4 Speed Auto Floor Shift (option)I think that covers all the floor shift Thunderbird/Cougars from 83-88 Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #4 – March 18, 2014, 12:38:26 AM Thanks. The auto trans on 83-86 turbos was a 3 speed, 87-88 was the 4 speed. Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #5 – March 18, 2014, 01:19:58 AM Interesting. I didn't think floor shifts were only 87-88 sport/xr7's.Its rare to see a console in non floor shift cars, so I assumed the console was generally paired with a floor shift cars Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #6 – March 18, 2014, 09:41:59 AM Quote from: White85GS;430771Thanks. The auto trans on 83-86 turbos was a 3 speed, 87-88 was the 4 speed.[/QUOTE Have a look here:Engine Shift Pattern Tranny302 V8 P-R-N-OD-D-1 AOD232 V6 P-R-N-OD-D-1 AOD232 V6 P-R-N-D-2-1 C52.3l Turbo 4 Manual 5 speed Borg Warner T-5, 4 cyl bolt pattern2.3l Turbo 4 P-R-N-D-2-1 C32.3l Turbo 4 P-R-N-OD-D-2-1 A4LDQuote from: Haystack;430772Interesting. I didn't think floor shifts were only 87-88 sport/xr7's.Its rare to see a console in non floor shift cars, so I assumed the console was generally paired with a floor shift cars83/84 all had a full console, but no floor shift except for Turbo Coupe both Auto and Stick for 84, 83 only Manual.85/86 Turbo Coupe had full console, manual and auto85/86 base/elan Consolette85 Fila full console no floor shift auto on column only85/30th Anniversary consolette no floor shift86 base/elan consolette87/88 Base/LX Consolette and column shift87/88 TC Auto/manual floor shift full console87/88 Sport Auto on floor with full console Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #7 – March 18, 2014, 11:48:07 AM Anyone know why AOD's did not have 2nd on the shifter? Not just these, anything with an AOD lacked a 2nd gear. Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #8 – March 18, 2014, 01:10:05 PM That's just the way the valve body was set up. You can hold second by putting it in 1, accelerate, shift to D, when you are in second, pull the shifter back to 1, and it will hold second. You can get the valve body changed so that it's OD-2-1 if you want. Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #9 – March 18, 2014, 01:57:59 PM Quote from: CoogarXR;430781That's just the way the valve body was set up. You can hold second by putting it in 1, accelerate, shift to D, when you are in second, pull the shifter back to 1, and it will hold second. You can get the valve body changed so that it's OD-2-1 if you want. Interesting. Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #10 – March 18, 2014, 02:59:34 PM My 86 has a console and no floor shifter. they only had gave and ls those years with a 5.0. How do you tell which? The title only says cougar and it doesn't say ls anywhere on the car. Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #11 – March 18, 2014, 03:10:51 PM Quote from: Haystack;430785My 86 has a console and no floor shifter. they only had gave and ls those years with a 5.0. How do you tell which? The title only says cougar and it doesn't say ls anywhere on the car.86 Cougar was a Consolette unless you had a 5 speed or floor shift Auto Turbo Cougar XR-7 Odds are if you have a 5.0 with a console it was added after the fact. Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #12 – March 18, 2014, 03:17:25 PM my 85 was a Base, had the 5.0 and the full length console! No cruise, power locks or seats, but it had tilt, power mirrors and windows. Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #13 – March 18, 2014, 03:23:28 PM Just to add more confusion:My Thunderbird has a full length console removed from an 87 Cougar LS at the wreaking yard. The Cougar was a V6 AOD car which only had power windows, lock and mirrors. It had a column shifter with a full length console and the little tray in place of the shifter. It came from the factory like that. So it was apparently possible in 87 to order a Cougar with a full length console and a column shifter. Also in 87 the Thunderbird Sport didn't have the Turbo Coupe style sport seats but instead the base Thunderbird seats. In 87 the only way to get the Turbo Coupe style sport seats outside of a Turbo Coupe was to order them on a LX Thunderbird. That also got you a floor shift. However in 88 that option disappeared from the LX Thunderbird. Quote Selected
Question about 87's Reply #14 – March 18, 2014, 03:27:52 PM that was one nice thing about MN-12's: they ALL had console shifter. Quote Selected
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