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If you want to go faster…go manual. Auto’s really aren’t faster than manuals until you get into the 11 second range and faster in the quarter (generally speaking)
Here’s an example of an AOD to T5 swap we did to my friends coupe a few years back:
'91 LX, 302, TW heads, E303, built AOD, 4:10’s, Edelbrock intake, blah, blah, blah…basically a built H/C/I Mustang. This is how he bought it. Best time it could pull was a 13.4@103. Swapped the T5 in and went 12.3 @ 110 the first weekend out. After that he went crazy with the car and went to a high revving NA 306 with a G-Force T5 and has gone 11.0 @ 121mph.
As far a launching goes…with your power level even a built AOD would have a tough time pulling a better 60’ time than a manual.
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Mike, I’d be willing to bet he didn’t have a stall converter in the car. Those mods with 4.10’s in the back and a 4000 rpm converter would have been pinning him to the seat.