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Jeff Chambers · 11-19-2001, 06:27 PM

Rel3rd's story says it all. Everyone's results will vary, but the Lentech VB really makes the stock AOD alot stronger and more durable. I ran more than 100 passes on my Lentech AOD this season with a 5400 stall, leaving off the transbrake, and the trans is as smooth as the day we installed it. The fluid in the pan looked like new when we pulled the trans last month. We're making about 324rwhp so figure about 385hp or so at the crank...give or take a few. Tim Forbes ran a Lentech behind his Street Outlaw motor all last season, probably making around 1000hp and they tell me it didn't even need rebuilding at the end of the season. For a street car, the best thing you can do to extend the life of the trans is to install a good cooler like the B&M Supercooler. I also installed a remote filter unit just to give my investment a little added protection.

88cobra, the breather won't fit your stock covers. Sorry. Manual downshifting won't hurt the trans if you're not barbaric about it. Your trans will still be govenored so you won't have to worry about it much anyways.

11-19-2001, 06:27 PM	#9
Jeff Chambers Moderator Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Milan, OH Posts: 2,699	Rel3rd's story says it all. Everyone's results will vary, but the Lentech VB really makes the stock AOD alot stronger and more durable. I ran more than 100 passes on my Lentech AOD this season with a 5400 stall, leaving off the transbrake, and the trans is as smooth as the day we installed it. The fluid in the pan looked like new when we pulled the trans last month. We're making about 324rwhp so figure about 385hp or so at the crank...give or take a few. Tim Forbes ran a Lentech behind his Street Outlaw motor all last season, probably making around 1000hp and they tell me it didn't even need rebuilding at the end of the season. For a street car, the best thing you can do to extend the life of the trans is to install a good cooler like the B&M Supercooler. I also installed a remote filter unit just to give my investment a little added protection. 88cobra, the breather won't fit your stock covers. Sorry. Manual downshifting won't hurt the trans if you're not barbaric about it. Your trans will still be govenored so you won't have to worry about it much anyways. __________________ Jeff Chambers 1990 Mustang GT 10.032 Seconds / 137.5 MPH 14-time Street Warrior World Record Setter CRT Performance 2001 Tropic Green Mustang GT - 12.181 / 113.2 MPH 2002 Ford F-250 Crew Cab 7.3l Power Stroke - 17.41@77.2 "There's nothing boring about a small block automatic shifting gears at 9400 rpm!"