AA Overdrive?

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Matt
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AA Overdrive?

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Does Mitchel make a overdrive for AA's? What can be done to make A AA with a worm drive go faster? Mine has the 3 spd trans.

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BrianT
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Re: AA Overdrive?

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Its my understanding that Mitchell may have one coming for the worm drive axles, it really is only a matter of adapting the torque tube and shaft which is different than the bevel axle, all would depend on demand for them, the Mitchell company are very busy keeping up with orders for there excellent products.
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Chris Haynes
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I talked with the Mitchel folks at the Turlock meet yesterday. They have gear splitters for both Worm drive and Bevel drive AA's. Cost is around $2,500.00.
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Did you consider an F150 transmission ? You can not tell from looking in the cab that there is any modification. :wink:
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Re: AA Overdrive?

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what type of transmission from an f 150 is that what years did they come from and it appears that they bolt up to the bell housing nicely?
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Re: AA Overdrive?

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The f150 sounds nice but is there any hacking that has to be done? I don't like cutting up stuff.

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here is a pic of a Mitchel? if I do it right
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Matt wrote:The f150 sounds nice but is there any hacking that has to be done? I don't like cutting up stuff.

Matt
The guy that sells this unit, cuts the drive shaft and tube down a bit, nothing noticable. No other modifications needed, no extra shift levers. It directly bolts to the AA bellhousing. :wink:
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Re: AA Overdrive?

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Is there an overdrive in the f150 trans, or is it max at 1 to 1.
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Chris Haynes
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Re: AA Overdrive?

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The AA Mitchell comes with a newly made driveshaft housing.
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Re: AA Overdrive?

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How do you engage the overdrive?

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Re: AA Overdrive?

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Does the F150 trans use an adaptor plate to get
it to mate up ,how about the mate tohe flywheel/clutch disk. Mac.....
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macswoods wrote:Can you tell us the cos of the Miller overdrive unit was. Does the F150 trans use an adaptor plate to get
it to mate up ,how about the mate to the flywheel/clutch disk. Mac.....

As stated above the Mitchell runs around $2,500.00 for an AA. The F-150 unit requires many parts to adapt it to an AA Bellhousing, pedal mounting, driveline adapter among others.
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Re: AA Overdrive?

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Thanks for the info. I have that much in my whole truck. Is out of my price
range guess I will just go slower. Mac....
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Re: AA Overdrive?

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Like the old saying "SPEED COSTS, HOW FAST DO YOU WANT TO GO"

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