th400 question
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Racer
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From: milpitas ca
th400 question
So i had my th400 rebuilt back in febuary and i dont know if its supose to do this but the car kicks pretty hard in second gear. Its a cool feeling but i almost lost control a few days ago while taking a turn at 30 off an offramp.
the car has a 2300 stall converter and has a basic rebuilt from aamco. if theres and issue i wanna take it in before the warretny is up.
what my car has. Headers, and full exhaust.
thanks for any imputs or answers
the car has a 2300 stall converter and has a basic rebuilt from aamco. if theres and issue i wanna take it in before the warretny is up.
what my car has. Headers, and full exhaust.
thanks for any imputs or answers
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St. Jude Donor '11, '17
So i had my th400 rebuilt back in febuary and i dont know if its supose to do this but the car kicks pretty hard in second gear. Its a cool feeling but i almost lost control a few days ago while taking a turn at 30 off an offramp.
the car has a 2300 stall converter and has a basic rebuilt from aamco. if theres and issue i wanna take it in before the warretny is up.
what my car has. Headers, and full exhaust.
thanks for any imputs or answers
the car has a 2300 stall converter and has a basic rebuilt from aamco. if theres and issue i wanna take it in before the warretny is up.
what my car has. Headers, and full exhaust.
thanks for any imputs or answers
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: milpitas ca
well like this is how it is.....im makin a turn and if the car shifts it shifts hard and sometimes like the back gives out like a fishtail. idk if its suppose to do that with a valve body. the offramp issue was dude to wet road but my 99 ta doesnt kick or anything like that.
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Something dont or doesn`t sound correct. Making a turn at 30 mph in first gear with a automatic? Hell, a good turbo behind some HP will rip in the 1-2 shift and also the 2-3 shift. Mine chirps in a moderate acceleration with out even hammering it. I suggest get more familiarized with your HP to know what to expect. And maybe hang on to the wheel tighter. ..
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Drifting
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Something dont or doesn`t sound correct. Making a turn at 30 mph in first gear with a automatic? Hell, a good turbo behind some HP will rip in the 1-2 shift and also the 2-3 shift. Mine chirps in a moderate acceleration with out even hammering it. I suggest get more familiarized with your HP to know what to expect. And maybe hang on to the wheel tighter. ..
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As far as it shifting hard, every TH400 I've ever been around had a nice firm shift. The stock turbo 400 in my stock L82 vette even gives a nice little fish tail or chirp of the tires depending on what kind of pavement I'm on.
My dad also has a '75 C20 camper special with a 454 Turbo 400 with 15,300 original miles on it right now, and the shifts can be pretty brutal depending how deep your foot is in the accelerator. I can tell you for a fact that transmission has never been apart since it left the factory.
