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In 1980 Ford introduced its first automatic overdrive transmission, dubbed the AOD (automatic overdrive). The design wasn’t entirely new, as it was based on its popular FMX passenger-car transmission. (If you’re scratching your head upon reading FMX, don’t feel bad-it’s a small and insignificant transmission in the hot rod world.) Ford put the AOD in seemingly every passenger car and light truck, and it found its way into the Mustang from 1984 through 1993.inline_mediumwraptextright00The best time to date is a 12.80 at 103 mph. The drivetrain included a stock AOD transmission, Performance Automatic 10-inch non-lock-up converter, and 3.73 gears. The stock transmission let loose after a barrage of 12-second runs and over 180,000 miles of street use.28556005/tech/mmfp_1005_transmission_performance_automatic_super_streeter_kit_installmmfp_1005_01_o+1993_ford_mustang_50+mustang.jpgtrue

Photo Gallery: Performance Automatic Super Streeter Kit Install – Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords

Photo Gallery: Performance Automatic Super Streeter Kit Install – Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords

So you’ve been driving your Fox-body or SN-95 Mustang for a few years now, and you realized that over the course of your 45-60 minute commute, you’ve grown tired of the lumpy camshaft’s propensity for surging and bucking, which is due, thanks in part, to the relatively ancient computer that can’t make sense of the high-overlap camshaft’s shenanigans. But common sense strikes and you also realize that you cannot live with stock 5.0L power. What does one do in this predicament? Build a 351 Windsor engine.inline_mediumwraptextright0027260939/tech/mmfp_1005_351_windsor_engine_buildmmfp_1005_01_o+351_windsor_engine+engine.jpgtrue

Photo Gallery: Ford 351 Windsor Engine Build – Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords

Photo Gallery: Ford 351 Windsor Engine Build – Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords

So you’ve been driving your Fox-body or SN-95 Mustang for a few years now, and you realized that over the course of your 45-60 minute commute, you’ve grown tired of the lumpy camshaft’s propensity for surging and bucking, which is due, thanks in part, to the relatively ancient computer that can’t make sense of the high-overlap camshaft’s shenanigans. But common sense strikes and you also realize that you cannot live with stock 5.0L power. What does one do in this predicament? Build a 351 Windsor engine.inline_mediumwraptextright0027260939/tech/mmfp_1005_1995_ford_mustang_351_windsor_engine_buildmmfp_1005_01_o+351_windsor_engine+engine.jpgtrue

Photo Gallery: 1995 Ford Mustang 351 Windsor Engine Build – Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords

Photo Gallery: 1995 Ford Mustang 351 Windsor Engine Build – Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords