Hello all, you guys have great little forum going here!
I have been looking for a kit for awhile, and I am just about ready to place an order hopefully soon. I have decided the Hurricane is the way to go...
Ok, confession #1, I am a diehard GM guy... Sorry, at least I am honest... Lol... ;D
I have decided though, that I would like to put either a 302 or a 351 in it. The problem I am having is, what is the Ford equivalent of GM's 700R4... I know, I know, it should be a stick... My wife can't drive a stick though, and she is the reason I am doing this. She wants me to do this, so I want her to be able to drive it also...
The C4 doesn't have an overdrive in it right?
I am aiming for 350-400hp and I would like to keep it an Automatic w/ an overdrive if at all possible...
What would be a good gear for street use, nothing crazy, just fun...
Anyone else running a setup like this?
Thanks for any opinions!
War
Correct--the C4 does not have an overdrive, nor does the C6, which is said to be much beefier.
Ford makes an AOD.
Hey War,
Don't be shy about being a GM guy. If you wanted to, you could go with a Chevy engine in the Hurricane. Sid has a 350 Chevy in his. He has a really nice car and the small block looks right at home in there.
I agree with Doug. The Ford AOD is a good choice. Another good source is http://www.ckperformance.com/index.html I've dealt with them in the past and they really know their stuff.
As for gears ratio's, I don't know. I don't know what the gear ratio's of the AOD are right off the top of my head, but something in the 3:20 - 3:50 range should work quite well for the rear axle. It also depends on how you plan on using the car too.
Mike
Hello
I have 1071 and I installed a Ford AOD with a Ford 347 stroker with 438 dyno HP.
and so far all is well!! I have just gotten it on the road and so far no problems :)
It was a little close on the install but went in easy enough. I had a local build me the tranny
for about 750.00 with shift kits and beefed up! ( he said 450 HP ???)
I hope this helps
Larry ::)