[LaxMan]

I guess it is all how you want to look at Mach 1.

Yes you are going to lose the 40 HP but you are going to gain the torque multiplication down low. You might lose the 40 HP around the 5500 RPM mark but the AOD's don't usually stay up there. They like to hover around the 4500-5000 mark where all of the torque multiplication is going on.

In an 1/8 mile race, you put an AOD (with higher stall and gear set) against a t-5 They will be almost dead even.

Another benifit for the AOD is the lack of miss shifts and over revs.

LOL! Can you tell I am a AOD fan.....Just my opions.