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I spoke with the trans engineer. He said that he would NOT recommend bringing an older valve body into a newer trans. There were a lot of changes made to the valve bodies around that time. This is probably not the answer that you wanted, but you could always try it and expand our collective...

CougarX is correct that the AODE and 4R70W were very close in 96. I am checking with an engineer at the Livonia plant (that is where they make them) to see if the valve bodies are interchangeable. I'm not sure if the valve body was upgraded for 96. I will post it when I find out.

The AODE has not been available in North America since 1995 when it was used in the mustang. In 1996 the 5.0l explorer got the 4R70W. The 4.0l got the 4R55E.

You have a 4R70W.

Octane, in and of itself, will not increase power. Octane is a measure of how resistant gasoline is to detonation. As we all know, when pressure increases, temperature increases. If the temperature (pressure) gets high enough, the air/fuel mixture will ignite on its own. This is detonation...

DO NOT RUN AN ENGINE WITHOUT A THERMOSTAT I read in an earlier post that a thermostat is not required and that you can remove it. THIS IS A VERY BAD IDEA AND WILL CAUSE MASSIVE DAMAGE TO YOUR ENGINE! One of the jobs of the thermostat is to restrict coolant flow in the engine. This...