700r4???
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From: Pine Bluff Arkansas
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These tranys will handle a lot if you don't put sticky tires on it. I put a shift kit in mine....like better.
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Originally Posted by lebvette
These tranys will handle a lot if you don't put sticky tires on it. I put a shift kit in mine....like better.
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There are a lot of peopel here that are upgrading to the 700R4 to get the overdrive. Some of these are running a lot of horsepower through them but they need to be properly built for this. Do a search on 700R4 and you will find more than you want to read.
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From: Des moines Iowa
Originally Posted by gyopp
There are a lot of peopel here that are upgrading to the 700R4 to get the overdrive. Some of these are running a lot of horsepower through them but they need to be properly built for this. Do a search on 700R4 and you will find more than you want to read.
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From: Pine Bluff Arkansas
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Originally Posted by Kev82vette
Does it shift alot harder now? Chirp the tires when it shifts?
Larry
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From: Pine Bluff Arkansas
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Originally Posted by Kev82vette
nice. any mods to you engine?
Yeah, I'm not even in the same ball park, anymore. That's why I mentioned that it would do it(bark the tires in second) with a stock motor.
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From: Des moines Iowa
Originally Posted by lebvette
Yeah, I'm not even in the same ball park, anymore. That's why I mentioned that it would do it(bark the tires in second) with a stock motor.
Larry
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Originally Posted by Kev82vette
Are you still running crossfire? what mods have you made to engine?
No, I'm running Edel. air gap with a 770 Street Advenger
Like my profile info says.....383 with all the bells and whistles.
P.S. You need to fill out the info on your profile, also. It Makes it seems like we're writing to someone and not a computer.
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I'm on my second 700R4. The first one burned out the 3/4 clutch pack, so I had the second built with components that I specified.
It shifts hard, and breaks loose the rear tires, (stock) shifting to second gear.
My L-82 is, I guess what some would say mildly modified, likely pushing app. 350 crank HP, ahead of a 2600 stall converter.
When I punch it hard off the line, I generally have to ease off the gas to stop the tires from spinning.
Hope that helps.
It shifts hard, and breaks loose the rear tires, (stock) shifting to second gear.
My L-82 is, I guess what some would say mildly modified, likely pushing app. 350 crank HP, ahead of a 2600 stall converter.
When I punch it hard off the line, I generally have to ease off the gas to stop the tires from spinning.
Hope that helps.
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From: Des moines Iowa
Originally Posted by lebvette
When I read your post....it reminds me alot of me......Speed is a black-hole for money.
No, I'm running Edel. air gap with a 770 Street Advenger
Like my profile info says.....383 with all the bells and whistles.
P.S. You need to fill out the info on your profile, also. It Makes it seems like we're writing to someone and not a computer.
Larry
No, I'm running Edel. air gap with a 770 Street Advenger
Like my profile info says.....383 with all the bells and whistles.
P.S. You need to fill out the info on your profile, also. It Makes it seems like we're writing to someone and not a computer.
Larry
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Originally Posted by Kev82vette
That sounds like what i really want to do. thanks for the info. I'll try to fill out my profile soon.
Larry
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I am jumping away from the 700 tranny in my 336 geared '72 here, and going to a 200 4r, reasons are simple....the 700 was put in back in late '97, lasted allmost 5 years and the 3/4 clutch pack went out, I redid it myself, and so it lasted about 3 years now....
IF you go look at the 700 sites you will find about 4 differant clutch packs available for the unit, and about 20 differant things to check over or modify to 'prevent' 3/4 clutch failures....
basically the problem is, the design is faulty in that there is inadequate cooling to the 3/4 clutch pack.....this is off the web, NOT anything I know about....
so given that.....I beleive my 700 has shifted it's last 3/4 clutch failure...
so I rebuilt that 200 4r myself and did a Trans Go shift kit...gotta be better than the Superior/Fairbanks shift kit in the 700....
IF you go look at the 700 sites you will find about 4 differant clutch packs available for the unit, and about 20 differant things to check over or modify to 'prevent' 3/4 clutch failures....
basically the problem is, the design is faulty in that there is inadequate cooling to the 3/4 clutch pack.....this is off the web, NOT anything I know about....
so given that.....I beleive my 700 has shifted it's last 3/4 clutch failure...
so I rebuilt that 200 4r myself and did a Trans Go shift kit...gotta be better than the Superior/Fairbanks shift kit in the 700....
