700 r 4

[blownbeaumont]

ive got a 1967 beaumont with a supercharged 350 and a turbo 350 tranny with a 12 bolt rearend with 373's.its not much of a top end cruiser and was wondering what a 700 r4 would set me back. i want one fully built with a trans brake also.anyone also know how hard it would be to convert to a sax speed????? ??? ???

[Jinks]

heh well.. you could goto www.bowtieoverdrives.com.. they have from what ive heard very good trannies. Or you could go to a local shop and look to spend 2-3k easy BEFORE the trans brake! 700's = expensive! Plus lots of people do shit jobs on them.

[IROCNParts]

ive got a 1967 beaumont with a supercharged 350 and a turbo 350 tranny with a 12 bolt rearend with 373's.its not much of a top end cruiser and was wondering what a 700 r4 would set me back. i want one fully built with a trans brake also.anyone also know how hard it would be to convert to a sax speed????? ??? ???


this sax speed you speak of, its very custom, unless your car is GeeTee you cant do it

[79 Z28]

IMO if your car is putting out decent power and you want a tranny brake your gonna have to stick with either a th350/400 or a glide. you cannot get a brake for a 700 for a reason, it just cant take it, its not practical in racing or reliability. i just dont like them stick with what you got or a th400 you will have a bulletproof trany if done right and you'll never have to worry bout it. my suggestion is stick with what you got and get a taller tire ;D

[iroc22]

Go with the TH200-4R. Same length as the TH350/400 and they're almost a direct bolt in overdrive. Just have to modify the tranny crossmember....painless........

[Drakar]

TH200-4R 8) plus isn't the planetary's strong on this one then the 700's and ... your overdrive is alittle better as well .67 vs .7

[blownbeaumont]

hey mike what woud a 700 r4 core tranny set me back????i need to get an overdrive or something because i wanna drive the car places and i dont wanna be reving the piss out of it down the highway and would like some fuel economy.....yeah right but i like the idea of an overdrive?where can i get one built with warranty and what would it set me back?anyone runninr an r4 on here?any info is appreciated?also whats an 200 r4 from?

[IROC-Z]

turbosonoma has a 700 out of a 91 camaro thats still in pretty good shape. I think he wants like 500 or something for it.

[Drakar]

TH200-R4 are from G-body's mostly Regals montes cutlass, so on, most notibly they're behind 3.8L Turbo's wether it is a GN, T-Type or TTA.

[Jinks]

The 200-4r and 700r4 are almost identical after you rebuild them, performance wise.. The gearing is just a bit different, and they are different lengths. If you can just get a 200 and then you wont have to spend 100-150 getting your shaft shortened.

[IROC-Z]

The 200-4r and 700r4 are almost identical after you rebuild them, performance wise.. The gearing is just a bit different, and they are different lengths. If you can just get a 200 and then you wont have to spend 100-150 getting your shaft shortened.


I'm sure there are places in Surrey that would knock a few inches off your shaft for cheaper than that :P

[79 Z28]

i am personally not a fan of those trannies. if you want od go with a 4L80E lol sure its cpu controlled but its basically a th400 with od ;D

[cdnstang]

The 200-4r and 700r4 are almost identical after you rebuild them, performance wise.. The gearing is just a bit different, and they are different lengths. If you can just get a 200 and then you wont have to spend 100-150 getting your shaft shortened.


I'm sure there are places in Surrey that would knock a few inches off your shaft for cheaper than that :P


Isnt that Mikeys job? I sewar he told he was Surrey's no.1 shaft shortner ;)

[Jinks]

go with a 4l80 are you fuckign nuts? IF you want to deal with goddamn electrical problems go with one of the newer od trannies sure..


and for 100-150 that includes balancing and new u joints.

[79 Z28]

go with a 4l80 are you fuckign nuts? IF you want to deal with goddamn electrical problems go with one of the newer od trannies sure..


and for 100-150 that includes balancing and new u joints.


how'd you guess! i am nuts! ;D

[iroc22]

Well Im still a 2004R man but if you want a 700 get one after 84, the early ones were pooo

[Drakar]

Well Im still a 2004R man but if you want a 700 get one after 84, the early ones were pooo


I would agree a 200-4R is the way to go, but if you do go 700 then go 88+.

[iroc22]

I would agree a 200-4R is the way to go, but if you do go 700 then go 88+.

Yeah they upgraded the 3-4 clutch packs in 88.

[SilverGT]

I had a 85 monte carlo ss TPI with a 700r worked great with my 4:10's i still have one let me know if ur intersted

[IROCNParts]

Ive been told the 91 cores are the best because they have more clearancing in the main planetary, however, Ive always noticed 87s shit damn good... odd

[turbosonoma]

if you get a 700 try to get one from a 91-92, much better, well as far as 700's go, but if you can get a 4L80.