dont tlet these stickshift guys fool you though, also dont let art carr have your money. there are people on this forum who can tell you what to buy and install to make your AOD just as strong as an art carr piece. you have a polished turd whether you have a 5 speed or an auto in one of these cars i mean face it the 5 speed is a truck tranny, notchy, easy to break, hard to shift
the auto is actually a huge dog turd shaped into the FORM of a tranny. go ahead, check it out!
but out of the 2, id have to take a modified AOD. because while your grabbin gears and double clutchin and missin shifts and cussin', im GONE BABY!!
sure it feels good to bang gears in a stick, better ratios and what not. also is the convenience of no tranny cooler/lines/guage, etc.
but as far as faster goes tell me what pro stock, pro mod, top fuel. they dont run a stick shift and this is for a reason. noone can shift as fast as an auto, whether it be a c4, or an air shifted lenco like the top fuel guys.
the comment on the stock trannies is so true. but a modified, kitted, stalled and generally beefed up trans, even an old AOD, can be incredible fun.
the 3000 stall 10" equipped aod i had in the red car was awesome. whacking the ~~~ end sideways on the 1-2 shift is priceless