The Unlikely Union of a 390 FE and 700-R4!

ABA · Post by **ABA** » June 14, 2009, 11:31 am

Interesting but I just couldn't bring myself to doing it.
http://www.customrodder.com/tech/0405cr ... rd_engine/

bluebolt · Post by **bluebolt** » June 14, 2009, 11:46 am

ABA wrote:Interesting but I just couldn't bring myself to doing it.
http://www.customrodder.com/tech/0405cr ... rd_engine/

Lentech has AOD's with FE bellhousings available which is the way I would go!

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » June 14, 2009, 2:36 pm

just because something can be fabricated to work does not make it worthwhile.

i do not see any good reason or point in doing it.

not going to say any more about it other than its someone elses and they can do what they want.

1961 slickwilly · Post by **1961 slickwilly** » June 14, 2009, 11:13 pm

if thats is the same crappy tranny thats in my 02 z71 i would sell it just as fast as i sold the z71 i bought and had for a week

grw · Post by **grw** » June 15, 2009, 12:43 am

Not a big fan of the 700R's myself.

oldtrucks · Post by **oldtrucks** » June 15, 2009, 1:40 am

AOD is a better trans than the R4 and it's a ford trans. Say no more

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » June 15, 2009, 8:41 am

This here has the potential to be a match in a dry, wooded area

ABA · Post by **ABA** » June 15, 2009, 6:39 pm

1961 slickwilly wrote:if thats is the same crappy tranny thats in my 02 z71 i would sell it just as fast as i sold the z71 i bought and had for a week

Same reason my brother traded his in for a FORD. 2 tranny rebuilds at 1800 a pop was enough.

This is probably the older 700Rs like what was in my wife's '87 Monte Carlo which one of the few times she let me drive it I drove like I do my FORDS and tore the 700r up.
Glad that car is GONE.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » June 16, 2009, 10:06 am

So theres a good AOD that will bolt up to my 352 FE and stand up to it? What can I get one out of? Are they easy enough to get some better shifting out of too?

-Shiny

1961 slickwilly · Post by **1961 slickwilly** » June 18, 2009, 8:43 pm

i've put two in a buddies truck in 6 months there not ment for pulling much or any amount of hp

bluebolt · Post by **bluebolt** » June 19, 2009, 2:14 am

Shiny wrote:So theres a good AOD that will bolt up to my 352 FE and stand up to it? What can I get one out of? Are they easy enough to get some better shifting out of too?

-Shiny

The FE bellhousing is grafted to the AOD. Expect to pay around $3000 for a Lentech that will stand up to your truck.

Post by **Greg D** » June 19, 2009, 8:40 pm

If you look around on the transmission adapter sites you can find a plate or bellhousing to put almost any thing on almost anything. Most of these are marketed towards racing where because of rules and aftermarket there can be advantages to oddball swaps. Alot of racers aren't totally brand specific anyway. Heck if you put a roots blower (no matter if it says BDS or B&M) on a Ford engine you are sort of brand mixing anyway, they were originally developed by GMC for truck diesels. Have you ever heard the old term "6-71 GMC Blower"?

The Unlikely Union of a 390 FE and 700-R4!

The Unlikely Union of a 390 FE and 700-R4!

Re: The Unlikely Union of a 390 FE and 700-R4!

Same reason my brother traded his in for a FORD. 2 tranny re

AOD