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[Warlock]

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...

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

[YerDugliness]

Correct--the C4 does not have an overdrive, nor does the C6, which is said to be much beefier.

Ford makes an AOD.

[66rdster]

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

[lmaddox]

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