Greatest Improvement Yet!
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From: Waynesboro GA
Greatest Improvement Yet!
I know this is probably beating a dead horse,
but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift! 
but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift!
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From: Dayton Oh
Originally Posted by jlelec
I know this is probably beating a dead horse, but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift!
but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift! 
who's tranny did you end up going with? any suggestions for those considering the change?
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From: South-western Ontario
Originally Posted by jlelec
I know this is probably beating a dead horse, but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift!
but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift! I'd have to agree with you on this. I put a 2004R in my 79 in August and this is the best mod yet for sure. I'm no longer looking at the gas gauge everytime I go for a cruise. I haven't checked the gas mileage, but I would think I'm getting about a 30% improvement in fuel economy. At least it seems that way! I bought mine about a year ago in August from the auto wreckers and re-built everything. I used Bowtie for some of the needed parts. If I was doing this over again I would probably buy the complete transmission from someone like Bowtie as I've probably got about the same money overall invested in the tranny when It's all said and done.
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From: westland mi
Originally Posted by jlelec
I know this is probably beating a dead horse, but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift!
but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift! Corvette Stories
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From: Waynesboro GA
Originally Posted by marshrat99
who's tranny did you end up going with? any suggestions for those considering the change?
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From: Dayton Oh
Originally Posted by jlelec
I know this is probably beating a dead horse, but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift!
but I got my 200R4 in my 81, and it is like a new car! This is the greatest improvement I have seen yet! Direct bolt in, no problems! The TV Cable has to be just right, or it won't shift! 
As far as the TV cable adjustment, Bowtie's procedure is pretty simple assuming everything else has been installed correctly and you're using Bowtie's TV Made EZ kit. Essentially, 1st make sure you're getting a complete WOT when using the petal and not checking by simply pulling the cable by hand. 2nd, you want the TV cable to be extended to its max at WOT. If you don't use the Bowtie TV kit, then you'll have to worry about all that carb geometry crap.
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From: San Antonio TX
Yeah, OD is great and if my 71 were not complete or numbers not matched I'd put a 5 speed in it when I do the restoration. Since it is I am going to keep everything OEM. My wife's 61, with nothing matching, is a different story. It is getting a 5 speed, fuel injection, disc brakes, new suspension, 
