switching trannys
Instructor
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From: Waverly NY
Not really too bad, but it does either:
a) cost alot for a kit,
b) take some time to find all the parts.
I just finished swapping out a 700r4 and putting in a super t10. Before this I had swapped out the th-350 and swapped in the 700r4. I'm thinking in the next couple of years, I'll swap in a t5 or tremec.
Kipp
a) cost alot for a kit,
b) take some time to find all the parts.
I just finished swapping out a 700r4 and putting in a super t10. Before this I had swapped out the th-350 and swapped in the 700r4. I'm thinking in the next couple of years, I'll swap in a t5 or tremec.
Kipp
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From: coffee
7 minutes is pretty good to just get the car on jackstands, doing a full tranny swap is fantastic.
Seriously though, I have thought about it myself, and apart from fuel mileage and noise, what is the real upside to going to an OD Auto like a 700R4 or 200R for those that have done it? I'm not questioning anyone's decision, just curious as to the pros/cons. I think that for the money, I'll end up staying with the TH350 in my '81 for a good long while, but then I have so much else that needs attention first.
A 5 spd would be awfully cool.
Seriously though, I have thought about it myself, and apart from fuel mileage and noise, what is the real upside to going to an OD Auto like a 700R4 or 200R for those that have done it? I'm not questioning anyone's decision, just curious as to the pros/cons. I think that for the money, I'll end up staying with the TH350 in my '81 for a good long while, but then I have so much else that needs attention first.
A 5 spd would be awfully cool.
Last edited by nate99; Apr 18, 2008 at 09:14 AM.
Pro
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From: Albuquerque New Mexico
I swapped a 700R for a tremec 5speed - definitely worth the hard work! Wasn't easy but wasn't rocket science either. Expensive it is though - about $4k for the kit. I'm just an amateur hobby mechanica and this was first time I did it so just believe you can do it and you will.
Drifting
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From: Collinsville MS
St. Jude Donor '08
JustinD just swapped his out in his pace car over on the tech forum, he has had more than his fair share of problems but it looks like he's about to get it together.
I have been considering though....
I have been considering though....
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From: Inver Grove Minnesota
I think if you go with a oem style flywheel and clutch setup you will be just fine. I went with a billet steel flywheel and can't get my linkage geometry right. The hardest part is tearing apart the interior to mount the pedals and put the hole for the shifter.
Take your time tearing it apart and putting back together so that you don't break any of the brittle old plastic parts and you end up with something that looks like this:
Oh, and you'll be 1500-2000 dollars poorer.
Last edited by JustinD; Apr 19, 2008 at 05:46 AM.
Team Owner
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From: Crossville TN
Unless you already have the "car of your dreams" and have no desire to ever sell the car...but it just isn't a 4-speed.....don't do it. PITA to round up all of the parts and [as mentioned above] re-do the pedals and linkage. Just be on the 'lookout' for a 4-speed car that you like better than the one you have. Then sell yours and buy that one.
