1984 T-5. Are they any good???

[tireburner163]

Ok I'm droping in a 302 next year and I was originaly going to go with a AOD with a 2800 stall and a shift kit. But I found a 1984 T-5 and I was thinking about using it instead. Are these transmissions any good? Aren't the torque rating different than later T-5's? Can I rebuild it to later specs?

So here are my options. A 1984 AOD with unknown miles(probably more that 100,000) with a shift kit and a 2800 stall or a 1984 T-5. Which do you guys think would be bettter.

Thanks
Josh, aka the tireburner