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- From: essbaum@rchland.vnet.ibm.com (Alexander Essbaum)
- Subject: Re: TH700R4 questions
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- Message-ID: <1992Oct16.201626.13773@rchland.ibm.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 20:16:26 GMT
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- In article <1992Oct16.182259.29367@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, srhineha@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Shawn L Rhinehart) writes:
- |> In article <3055@contex.contex.com> frank@marvin.contex.com (Frank Perdicaro) w
- |> rites:
- |> >I have been thinking about installing a TH700R4 in my 82 Cutlass
- |> >Supreme. I am wondering if anybody can add some facts to my data
- |> >base.
- |> >
- |> >I know I need to move the tranny support, and get a new drive shaft.
- |> >I know that I need to get the 6.2L diesel control module for the TH700
- |> >lockup, and I know that I need to wire the braking unlock as shown in
- |> >Hot Rod a while back. I also know I need to buy the BOP to Chevy
- |> >tranny kit from TCI. Yeah, and my shifter will not read correctly.
- |> >
- |> >
- |> >Please do not tell me about the TH200R4 -- it will not stand up to the
- |> >torque I am making.
- |> >--
- |> >This is my first reply to an article so be gentle. I have an 83 Turbo Regal
- |> that has been "slightly" modified. As a result, I tend to eat 2004R's at a rate
- |> of about 2 or 3 per year. I am getting really tired of replacing them with $100
- |> junkyard specials. What I want to know is, is the 700R4 really that much
- |> better, or would I be better off to just spend the money and get a 2004R
- |> rebuilt? Any and all information is appreciated. Thank's !
-
- wow. i would say that you should spend the $400 or so for a decent TH350
- or (better yet) TH400. no clue about mounting considerations, but at least
- they won't break.
-
- BTW. i've got an '84 Impala ex-police car with a 350V8 and TH700R4. i'm
- not kind to the transmission and it's survived >150,000 miles (60,000 by me).
- i've got a trans fluid cooler, though. no problems despite lots of manual
- shifting, towing (sometimes over 5000lbs), etc.
-
- axel
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