Overdrive Trans in a C3?
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200-4R in mine now and it is great. 70mph at 2200rpm's with the 3.55 rear gear, about 17mpg on the highway. trans install
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Gearvendors overdrive can be added on...I think around $1300. Why do people have automatics in a sports car is WAYY beyond me! 
Automatics are just money-makers for the rebuilders!
Get you a 4 speed for fun and add the OD for economy. In the long run, that'll be less than the auto/od route...IMHO..good luck, jim
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Originally Posted by jimbow
Gearvendors overdrive can be added on...I think around $1300. Why do people have automatics in a sports car is WAYY beyond me! Automatics are just money-makers for the rebuilders!
Get you a 4 speed for fun and add the OD for economy. In the long run, that'll be less than the auto/od route...IMHO..good luck, jimwhat's needed is a MINIMUM of 30% reduction....shuld be 50% like the modern 6 speeds....
I tend to agree about the automatics, certainly MINE, the 700, which IF I had the knowledge I would have done a 200 4r conversion back in '97, .....or would have retained my stick shift, but no trannies available for less than 4 grand back then...NONE....so I went with the flow, figgering if the C4 used the 700, it's not THAT bad....RONG....
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Redwing were did you get the new runners under the sill plate, mine to are rusted out, and did you have to cut any fiberglass to get that square channel up into the squarrel cage. Rocker channel is what I was trying to think of. I also saw on your web site that your number1# moount surface is square. Did you just weld a peice over the original mount, did it change the way the boby sits on the frame? One more thing is the 200 computer controled i'm trying to get away from the ECM.
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overdrive tran.
Originally Posted by jimbow
Gearvendors overdrive can be added on...I think around $1300. Why do people have automatics in a sports car is WAYY beyond me! Automatics are just money-makers for the rebuilders!
Get you a 4 speed for fun and add the OD for economy. In the long run, that'll be less than the auto/od route...IMHO..good luck, jimWell,don't be too hard on those of us that use auto. trannies.I'm a disabled VET,and there is no other way for me to drive an automobile.
That shouldn't be WAYY beyond you to understand.
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Originally Posted by jimbow
Gearvendors overdrive can be added on...I think around $1300. Why do people have automatics in a sports car is WAYY beyond me! Automatics are just money-makers for the rebuilders!
Get you a 4 speed for fun and add the OD for economy. In the long run, that'll be less than the auto/od route...IMHO..good luck, jim
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by smooth-rider
Ok starting to lean towards the 200r 
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by surfshark
Grandsport, who built your 200r? I'm being lazy by not searching for your earlier threads though, sorry!
http://www.cpttransmission.com
(This is Art Carr's business)
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St. Jude Donor '03, '06, '17
Originally Posted by surfshark
Thanks GrandSport, I think Chevy High Performance magazine may have put one of CPT's transmissions in a Chevelle as a feature. I'll check out the site you included.
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Did you set the trans up yourself with regard to the TV cable and pressure? I know Bowtie Overdrives requires you to purchase an install kit to measure this as per the warranty. How did you set up yours?
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Originally Posted by surfshark
Did you set the trans up yourself with regard to the TV cable and pressure? I know Bowtie Overdrives requires you to purchase an install kit to measure this as per the warranty. How did you set up yours?
