are the aod's in all ford vehicles the same?

[StreetDreamsGT]

I'm still looking for the cover plate and throttle cable for my aod, as well as the throttle cable from the pedal to the tb, I was in the junkyard the other day looking for a mustang with them but there weren't any v8 mustangs, there were a few thunderbirds, and e150's equipped with aod's though, so I was wondering if I could use the parts from these cars on my mustang.

 

[nitrous_bob]

they are not the same, tailshafts for sure are different (which means the output shaft is diff as well) as far as the parts your looking for??? not too sure.

 

[brandonshady]

also some have a computer on the tranny, vs. the old cable AOD...

 

[macx]

AOD's in (mostly) crown vics, town cars, and some
light trucks have a 1" longer tailshaft & housing.
The T-Bird stuff should be the same as the Stang
incl the throttle valve cable and throttle cable at
least if the TBird is a V8, you'd have to measure
length if it's a V6.

Some people have been able just to switch the
outer tailshaft housing without messing with the
shaft & have had no problems with their existing
driveshaft for length.

Also, AOD's other than Mustangs have a lower rpm
governor, which you can access by removing the
tailshaft housing.

Also there are some minor differences in the valve
bodies which can be cured by a decent shift kit
like www.becontrols.com (Baumann) which is
good to do anyway.

The ones without a throttle valve cable are the
electronic versions like AOD/E and 4R70W.

The throttle valve cables for V8 cars that have a
similar intake and throttle body setup should
all be the same length, as should the converter
cover plate.