As you all know I now have the AOD transmission in my 65! I rebuilt the trans fully and put wide ratio gearing from 4R70W in it ..
for valve body, while I had read that having wide ratio will cause a shift issue ... like too late 1-2 shift or too soon 2-3 shifts ... I was willing to still rebuild the valve body myself and put a shift kit in it. So I opted for the transgo no-yo-yo kit .. (the other kits specifically said that they didn’t support wide ratio) ..
the shift kit is fairly detailed and complicated to put in. Anyway.. once all was installed, I had no major issues in the trans , all gears shifted ..  but my 1-2 would happen at 12-15mph and then 2-3 pretty soon after that.. engine rpm never went past 2500-2750 for part to half throttle .. even WOT, the 3rd came in too quick.
The downshifts were late, the trans would let the engine bog down before picking numerically lower gear. This would have been much worse with no transgo shift kit. but was still not enough. I had given it a good college try, it was good but not great!

So I decided to try talking to Dan at silverfox.. as his VB are really good price ... and he customizes them for your gearing , setup , and driving .
He even does TV delete (constant pressure VB)
I decided on the wide ratio modded street VB , with TV pressure still active so it won’t jerk me on all shifts .

I have a SPT-1 valve body , and I gotta tell you, the difference is amazing!!! The shifts are firm and timely!

Anywhere past half throttle, the 1-->2 shift squeals my tires! and I love it! The 4th doesnt hit until past 45 for part throttle and for Past half throttle, until i let up on the gas pedal.

The downshifts when decelerating are amazing too! so now if decelerating for the red light, the light turns green, I can just touch the throttle, and I am already in 1st or second depending on the speed.. Yes you would say.. thats what the automatic is supposed to do anyway, so BIG WHOOPTY DOO.. but having changed the gearing in the trans to a wide ratio, that is hard to accomplish without an electronic shift controller or having to opt for a full manual valve body. I wanted neither.

So all that to say his valve body cost me $325 shipped , and it was the best purchase I have done for the AOD! BTW he sends new filter, and gaskets, and a rubber bonded accumulator upgrade for the AOD with this purchase, included.
(ofcourse it cost me another 100 in Motorcraft MerconV fluid), but thats a risk I knew I would be taking
I can thankfully now say that I am done messing with the trans for a while.. I am happy with the way it runs! ..

Highly recommend Silverfox Transmissions !

 

Last edited by Gaba (7/11/2019 10:09 AM)