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05-25-2008, 10:38 PM
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Which tranny is better to go with a beefed up 700r4 or th350. Will have 2800 stall speed and is behind my 500 hp 383 stroker. Its a street strip car.
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05-25-2008, 11:08 PM
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t56!!!!!! lol jk
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05-26-2008, 07:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TransAm
Which tranny is better to go with a beefed up 700r4 or th350. Will have 2800 stall speed and is behind my 500 hp 383 stroker. Its a street strip car.
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How much street & how much strip? How important is OD? Why isn't a 4L80E on the consideration list if you want OD with high HP?
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05-26-2008, 03:48 PM
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How much street & how much strip? How important is OD? Why isn't a 4L80E on the consideration list if you want OD with high HP?
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What he said....and also why not a 200 4R?
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05-26-2008, 05:06 PM
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i got great prices on those two. The others cost a little to much as of now. Its more street then strip though
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05-26-2008, 05:56 PM
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I would go with the 700R4 if you're on the street more. As long as it's properly built it should handle that kinda power without much difficulty.
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05-26-2008, 08:17 PM
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I would go with the 700R4 if you're on the street more. As long as it's properly built it should handle that kinda power without much difficulty.
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+1 you'll likely want OD for a street car. Make sure the TV cable is setup right.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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06-07-2008, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
What he said....and also why not a 200 4R?
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Unless you want to put a TON of money into a 200, they are worthless. I don't care what magazines say it's great, they are **** unless you spend $3000 to upgrade EVERYTHING.
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06-09-2008, 03:34 PM
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700r4 is pretty good unless you can get your hands on a turbo400 and enough money to make it bullet proof
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06-09-2008, 03:47 PM
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No brainer. 700-R4.
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06-09-2008, 06:56 PM
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700r4 is pretty good unless you can get your hands on a turbo400 and enough money to make it bullet proof
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A stock junkyard t-400 is better than a "built" 700r4...and it isn't all that much to make a 400 handle 1000+ hp......less than $2000 WITH a torque converter
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06-10-2008, 05:02 PM
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add overdrive to it... theres your extra cost.
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06-10-2008, 05:37 PM
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4l80e with a manual tranny or hydraulic shift modifications are more expensive than a 400, but THE best option....bulletproof and overdrive....only drawback is that they are the size of a friggin jet-ski and weigh about 50,000lbs...at least that's what they feel like in 100 degree whether when you're picking it up by yourself
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06-10-2008, 06:11 PM
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What torque converter are you going to buy that will hold 1000+ hp? I only have a little over 800 and mine was like $1100. TH400 with a manual valve body, brake, pro mod drum, roller bearing conversion, ultra bell, and everything else can cost way over $2000 to build by itself.
But I am sure some dirt bag in a magazine you read dug one out of a hole in a junkyard in west virginia then threw some new frictions in it and now it is in a car that goes 8's for under $100 and a bag of Skittles.
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06-10-2008, 08:00 PM
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What torque converter are you going to buy that will hold 1000+ hp? I only have a little over 800 and mine was like $1100. TH400 with a manual valve body, brake, pro mod drum, roller bearing conversion, ultra bell, and everything else can cost way over $2000 to build by itself.
But I am sure some dirt bag in a magazine you read dug one out of a hole in a junkyard in west virginia then threw some new frictions in it and now it is in a car that goes 8's for under $100 and a bag of Skittles.
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Old Skittles are like ball bearings.....
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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Thanks for assuming I read dirtbag magazine articles, but my dad owns a high performance tranny shop and therefore I have a little tranny knowledge myself. I GUARANTEE you I can get you a 400 converter that'll handle 1200hp for less than $1000.... and a spragless unit that candle handle quite a bit more for probably around $1000.
Pro-mod drum? are you serious? You thought with 800hp you needed a pro-mod drum?
And this roller bearing conversion...are you talking about replacing all the thrust-washers with torringtons? That's a whole $50 "mod"......
I don't know who's doing your trannies, but I stand by my previous statement and can/will build one with a converter that will easily handle your 800hp for UNDER $2000...and it will be tested (on a dyno) AND guaranteed.
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If you want to start adding transbrakes/ alto and kolenes/ aluminum drums/ ultra bells/ different first gear sets/ straight cut gears....then yeah, the price would be quite a bit more, but a 400 doesn't need all that **** to handle a lot of horsepower. We have customers who have proved that for many, many years.
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06-10-2008, 08:31 PM
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By your own words your trans would have to built for under $1000 RETAIL core included. It is alot cheaper to build a hi-po box when all the parts are at your fingertips and you dont count your labor.
I never made any deragatory statements towards you personally so you have nothing to get all heated up over.
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I have people that I consider family that own a trans shop as well. In fact they build boxes for some of the best and fastest bracket/top sportsman racers in the country.
All I ask is that when you go throwing numbers around be they HP or monetary please be realistic or else you are just making everyone's job harder.
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06-10-2008, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by TransAm
Which tranny is better to go with a beefed up 700r4 or th350. Will have 2800 stall speed and is behind my 500 hp 383 stroker. Its a street strip car.
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Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but he DOESN'T need a trans capable of holding nearly 1000-2000hp.
Given that his power ratings are modest and that it's a street car, I'd figure that that means no extra clutch packs or special valve bodies or even a really hot converter. Whatever will work reliably, keep the price down, and given the cost of gas keep him away from the pump as much as possible.
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you are absolutely correct. feel free to clean up this thread if you like
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06-10-2008, 08:50 PM
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you are absolutely correct. feel free to clean up this thread if you like
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Nah, I'll let it be. Not that big a deal.
Josh, I am curious though. What would you recommend?
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06-10-2008, 09:04 PM
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Depending on the application. If he is honestly going to keep it mostly to the street a correctly prepared 700 will better suit his needs, The overdrive will allow a steeper gear out back which will help with et while retaining some driveability when off of the track.
If it was more of a strip car with occaisional around town cruising then the 350 would be a more cost effective and simple route while remaining durable as well. Also the 350 has less rotating mass so that would help as well when it comes to shaving tenths.
I have a few th350s out there in street cars that run anywhere from 11s to 9.70s so they will definately hold up under power again if properly prepared.
Easy response:
mostly street=700
mostly strip=350
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06-10-2008, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JSPERFORMANCE
I have people that I consider family that own a trans shop as well. In fact they build boxes for some of the best and fastest bracket/top sportsman racers in the country.
All I ask is that when you go throwing numbers around be they HP or monetary please be realistic or else you are just making everyone's job harder.
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I only took it personal because you made it that way. You questioned my knowledge and whether I could possibly deliver on the statement/s I made. I will put one of our transmissions up against anybody's.
As far as the converter statement I made, that was directed to you, not to the statement I made about the TC and Tranny for under $2000.....I said the tranny would be capable of a 1000+ ( chances are that there aren't too many cars on here with that) and the fact that he said he will have around 500hp means he doesn't need a billet, all out race converter. After all I was talking to the original author who was asking for advice. The 400 subject came up and i offered my opinion on that.
I apologize to the moderators, and the author of this thread for hi-jacking it.
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