700R4 vs. 2004R
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From: Lakeland, FL
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by markdtn
If the 200 is "all that" why did GM never use it behind anything bigger than a 307 Olds? It was never put in a truck or Corvette behind a 350 let alone a 454. .
I have about 15 passes on my TH200R4, running in the low to very low 11's.. The only problem that I had was a popped out spring from the governer which was a $0 fix..
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From: Wisconsin
Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
3) bad design of the governor (only applies to automatic valvebody trannys). Spring can pop out during burnout when wheels appruptly stop
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Originally Posted by Schmucker
Well, like you said, the good parts cost money, so one just needs to spend the $119 (which is actually cheaper than a stock GN governor) for the modified governor with the set screw that holds it in.
