Blew the ole AODE in my 94...NOW WHAT

[kylebach14]

Last week, I took my 94 out for a good cleaning for winter storage. I decided to do one last good pull, before I put it up. When going down a straight away with OD off, a loud thunk happened and now I have no third or fourth gear. I have first, a little bit of second and reverse. Currently debating on whether to find a Craigslist AODE and put a stall on it, Take my AODE to a shop and have it rebuilt, or try an find a 94-95 T5 (which is nearly impossible.) I currently have 4.10's and am not sure how well I would like a T5 with that ratio. So, whats your guys thoughts?

[draggin50]

Might be best to just have someone go through yours. Atleast that way you know what you have rather than buying someone else's that may have issues.

[2-Tone]

If you want to build the aod I have heard good things about silver fox transmission and Darrin Burch with Bc automotive. If you want to go stick try to find a used 3550 or tko that's in good working order.

[Ackbar00]

Rebuild it. Full manual valve body. Hurt shifter. Converter.

[kylebach14]

A couple questions: Is a manual valve body a performance gain? Also, is there any local guys who can at least take a look at it to figure out the problem once I pull it, before I make a decision on what to do?

[draggin50]

Check with DirtyDog, Alan Brown. He may be able to point you in the right direction. I know he has done a few of them. I don't have his number any more but Im sure someone on here does.

[Rick93coupe]

I second dirty dog, he knows his way around them. I'd give him a call, have him rebuild it with a convertor and slap it back in. A stall convertor really wakes up a sluggish aod.

[NXcoupe]

Third for dirty dog. A manual valve body makes shifts occur quicker and when you want them to happen. Makes trans a little stronger in some cases and gives you trans brake capability as well.

[kylebach14]

I'll give Alan a call tomorrow. Thanks for the help guys.