Now I ain't one to brag, (yes I am) but my trip to Phoenix Transmissions in Weatherford, TX was pretty awesome. I called about 15 days ago (after a phone and face to face interview) and ordered a Ford AOD transmission. They asked for my engine size, aspiration method, gear ratio, and tire size and I received a call yesterday that it was ready.
Gregg Ducato helped me understand everything that I would need to replace the FMX with the AOD which made my trip to the salvage yard very successful. Scott Jackson handles the rebuild and asked that I bring all of salvage yard items to the shop to make sure that they matched correctly.
Wednesday night I pulled the engine and removed the flex plate which I found to be not in the best of shape and many teeth were missing. Major disappointment here because I would have ordered one had I known it was bad. I gathered it, the block plate, the yoke and road tripped to Phoenix Thursday morning.
The trans was wrapped and ready to transport. The converter was boxed up, all Lokar connections, TV cable and dipstick tube was ready to go. Scott thoroughly checked the parts I brought. He inspected the flex plate and I said "if you have one of those, I will buy it too". After checking, and matching some numbers, they had the right one for me! Whew!
Scott patiently reviewed everything with me for the install and reminded me that I if I was uncomfortable with TV cable set up, they would gladly set it up. Afterwards, I asked for the nickle tour.
The difference with Phoenix? When you order a custom transmission, everything right down to the plating on the bolts is re-manufactured. The torque converter is cut open and set to match the needs of the transmission and vehicle. The whole thing is put together and placed on a dyno and tested.
In a nut shell, the likely hood of being left on the side of the road due to transmission problems is extremely low and my ride should drive smooth as silk. I will be updating this post when it is running to include how it runs down the road.
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