@@JohnnyButtons He’s been behaving quite well for a while now, tho. We have high hopes for the future

Nothing bad happened. Other than life 👍

@stickmansgarage9452 good to hear. Just hoping we would've gotten more. Have a good one.

Ford Racing X303 Not the best choice for that combo It was an experiment

We all have one, or many, cars that got away!

Weight reduction is your friend More rear gear will help get the mass moving & is still drivable thanks to overdrive. Enjoy it!

Heck yeah!

8” 4800 stall from Trans Specialties

@@stickmansgarage9452 could you daily drive it with that stall & the C4?

@@Mawee-sn5su You COULD, probably shorter distances, but with the heat it would generate - and the general inefficiency (mpg) - I wouldn’t recommend it to commute to work

Still here

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching!

The only changes besides the trans swap were the shock settings. Soft for C4, stiff for 5-speed, because that’s what allows each combo to run to it’s full capacity. We drive it hard in any combo in search of max ET. 💪 That’s what we are comparing here. And making observations on living with each in the real world. A lot of tuning & testing over a 25 year period helps us develop a log book & extract every ounce out of what little we’ve got 👍

Solid race suspension. “Well maintained” local roads. Results: Rattled brain, eyes & internal organs

LMAO!!!!

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

Have you tried putting the shifter back into first as soon as you make the 1-2 shift? After that when you are ready to make the 2-3 shift you just put it into drive to achieve the 2-3 shift. Or maybe the TV cable needs adjusting?????

An AOD transmission shift points can by adjusted by the kick down cable.

I do @black88coupe

The ride isn’t necessarily stiff. In fact, the front/ rear springs aren’t super stiff like some aftermarket lowering springs would be. The suspension is fairly compliant as the rear control arms have heim joints on them which really help them to articulate. The front arms have urethane bushings. It handles pretty well since the front to rear weight bias is VERY close to 50/50 so the car isn’t nose heavy even with the E7 iron heads. However with all that said it’s very noisy since almost all of the suspension is solid joints. As long as you take it slow over rail road tracks and try to avoid pot holes the ride is really pretty good for what it is. Hope this answers your questions.👍

You don’t need all that stuff to run 12’s. If you have a 5 speed and are good with a stick then you should be able to duplicate my times (12.68) fairly easily. Remember mine has an AOD which puts me at a disadvantage compared to a stick. When I started this build I have much quicker ET’s in mind therefore I went hardcore on some stuff. My goal at some point is low 10’s or maybe even faster. Therefore, I stepped up to all the good stuff sooner than later.

That can really be the best way.

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Yes we do. Sorry for the slow response. Didn’t see your message.

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Honestly, if there were more material, yeah. But ironically, in this case we’re more comfortable NOT drilling

Nah. It’s hardcore we admit. And wouldn’t ever suggest it for a daily driven car. But it’s held torque. We don’t just try radical stuff and wing it. We watch out for ourselves

4200 & 4.30

@@stickmansgarage9452 thanks

Start with a quality shift kit in the AOD. Trans-Go makes a nice kit. With the O/D you can get away with a little more rear gear. 1st gear in the AOD’s are horrible. Maybe a small stall converter too if you want. Call me paranoid but I always run a big trans cooler and plumb it separate from the radiator.

Listen to Agent AOD He knows from what he speaks Sounds like a cool cruiser We love wagons here

It’s been apart enough to know the internals are indeed stock, oem parts

True story bro.

Get out the wrenches and start making mods. Nothing really exotic on this car and most of it was done in my garage. Make it happen! Oh yeah, have fun too!

It’s not impossible for a stock 5.0 valvetrain to run in the 12s under the right conditions (at or below sea level air).

The car ran it's best pass (12.68) with 4.30's. It has 4.56's now in preparation for future upgrades. It does have 1.7 Cobra rockers and I also did replace the worn- out stock valve springs because after 120,000 miles and 6,000rpm shifts- the valves were floating. The car went 12.89 with stock E7 heads/ intake spacer/ electric water pump/ roller rockers. When I put on the modified E7 heads it went a best of 12.68.

Equal opportunity ribbing is guaranteed here. Humans...

Fun & smiles are what we’re all about. After The Lost Year we managed to get to the track in ‘21. Reports on that coming up. Agent AOD is getting prepped for a new assault on the 1320 in 2022

Trying to have fun. If it’s not fun then why bother!

No it’s not stock. It’s been modified in a few different ways. I’ll list the mods: 1- 4,200 stall converter 2- SilverFox fixed pressure manual valvebody with a trans brake. 3- slight mods to the oiling system just to add a little extra insurance against premature wear and tear. 4- Solid input shaft. Ran it this way for quite awhile. Recently added a better gear set out of a 4r70w trans. Unfortunately, We haven’t really gotten a chance to take maximum advantage of the better 4r7Ow gearing as other things were giving us problems. Hoping to reap those rewards in 2022. Hope this helps.

@@black88coupe do you drive it daily?

@@oscarvillarreal8951 I did.

@@black88coupe does it over heat on you with the stuff you did? Because your car seems stock and can be driven daily with the mods you did. Just curious?

@@oscarvillarreal8951 No issues overheating. I have a good radiator and a really good water pump. No stock stuff but nothing exotic either.

It weighs 2,740lbs minus driver. My goal was 10lbs off the front and I exceeded that goal by a few lbs.

The car is almost 50/50 front to rear ratio with E7 iron heads.

Best pass was a 12.68.

@@black88coupe Man i really hope you make a video of you shaving weight, doing mods, and reaching 10's in a 1/4 ml. With the stock engine 💪

@@black88coupe great job brother👍

Thanks! More to come. Stay tuned

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Will always miss my happy place. We have to support our remaining dragstrips