87 LX, 4 cyl. transmission question....

mckayracing · 05-15-2002, 08:15 AM

I am wanting to know if the automatic transmission that came with the 4 cylinder version of my 87 LX would work with a V8 302. If not, what should I look for for a suitable replacement.

fast88 · 05-15-2002, 08:25 AM

No the auto tranny in the 4cyl stangs is a a4ld and the stangs use the aod.

mckayracing · 05-15-2002, 08:39 AM

Well if I went and got an aod for the Stang, will it work with the factory wiring, computer, and other stuff?

fast88 · 05-15-2002, 07:59 PM

If the car was originally equipped with a aod and all the wirng etc. is still in place yes it will work.What is your combo and what are you trying to do?

mckayracing · 05-16-2002, 06:33 AM

Well I have an 87 Mustang LX with a factory 4 cylinder and automatic trans. I want to drop in a V8 302, and I am curious if the original trans would work. If not, then I am worried that if I drop in an AOD that would be compatable with the new V8, that the computer stuff that hooks up to it would not be compatable. I am afraid I do not know that much about transmissions and how they work with the computer.
Now the V8 I am dropping in will be carburated, not EFI, so the computer stuff there will not really matter.
All in all what I am wanting to accomplish is having this really sweet looking Stang, with a beefy V8 smoking the tires at the drag strip, but also nice enough to cruise around town in with the top down.

fast88 · 05-16-2002, 12:38 PM

the aod will work but you will need a special tv cable for a carbed car .Holcomb motorsports sells one i think for around 50 bucks ,but my suggestion would be to go with a c4.

Unit 5302 · 05-16-2002, 06:41 PM

The A4LD is the weakest heap of junk Ford ever lobbed out of it's worthless late model auto transmission plants. Don't even think about putting it behind a V-8, even if you could get it to work.

05-15-2002, 08:15 AM	#1
mckayracing Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 9	87 LX, 4 cyl. transmission question.... I am wanting to know if the automatic transmission that came with the 4 cylinder version of my 87 LX would work with a V8 302. If not, what should I look for for a suitable replacement. __________________ The fine folks at McKay Racing

05-15-2002, 08:25 AM	#2
fast88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockingham,N.C. Posts: 80	no No the auto tranny in the 4cyl stangs is a a4ld and the stangs use the aod. __________________ 88 Notchback orig. 4 cylinder car with a efi v8 swap from a wrecked 89 5.0 hatch,edelbrock performer rpm's 190/160,typhoon intake,comp cams 1.6 rockers,65mm tb and spacer,pa performance c4 w/ 3000 stall,3.73's auburn pro, 31 spline mosers,mac off road h-pipe,1 5/8 shorties ,and 2 1/2 pro dumps,kirban fpr,190 lph walbrp. SOON TO BE BLOWN!

05-15-2002, 08:39 AM	#3
mckayracing Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 9	Well if I went and got an aod for the Stang, will it work with the factory wiring, computer, and other stuff? __________________ The fine folks at McKay Racing

05-15-2002, 07:59 PM	#4
fast88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockingham,N.C. Posts: 80	what are you trying to do? If the car was originally equipped with a aod and all the wirng etc. is still in place yes it will work.What is your combo and what are you trying to do? __________________ 88 Notchback orig. 4 cylinder car with a efi v8 swap from a wrecked 89 5.0 hatch,edelbrock performer rpm's 190/160,typhoon intake,comp cams 1.6 rockers,65mm tb and spacer,pa performance c4 w/ 3000 stall,3.73's auburn pro, 31 spline mosers,mac off road h-pipe,1 5/8 shorties ,and 2 1/2 pro dumps,kirban fpr,190 lph walbrp. SOON TO BE BLOWN!

05-16-2002, 06:33 AM	#5
mckayracing Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 9	Well I have an 87 Mustang LX with a factory 4 cylinder and automatic trans. I want to drop in a V8 302, and I am curious if the original trans would work. If not, then I am worried that if I drop in an AOD that would be compatable with the new V8, that the computer stuff that hooks up to it would not be compatable. I am afraid I do not know that much about transmissions and how they work with the computer. Now the V8 I am dropping in will be carburated, not EFI, so the computer stuff there will not really matter. All in all what I am wanting to accomplish is having this really sweet looking Stang, with a beefy V8 smoking the tires at the drag strip, but also nice enough to cruise around town in with the top down. __________________ The fine folks at McKay Racing

05-16-2002, 12:38 PM	#6
fast88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rockingham,N.C. Posts: 80	ok here it goes the aod will work but you will need a special tv cable for a carbed car .Holcomb motorsports sells one i think for around 50 bucks ,but my suggestion would be to go with a c4. __________________ 88 Notchback orig. 4 cylinder car with a efi v8 swap from a wrecked 89 5.0 hatch,edelbrock performer rpm's 190/160,typhoon intake,comp cams 1.6 rockers,65mm tb and spacer,pa performance c4 w/ 3000 stall,3.73's auburn pro, 31 spline mosers,mac off road h-pipe,1 5/8 shorties ,and 2 1/2 pro dumps,kirban fpr,190 lph walbrp. SOON TO BE BLOWN!

05-16-2002, 06:41 PM	#7
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	The A4LD is the weakest heap of junk Ford ever lobbed out of it's worthless late model auto transmission plants. Don't even think about putting it behind a V-8, even if you could get it to work.

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