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.

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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.