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Dtech · 01-04-2011, 03:55 AM

Its been a while since I worked on my truck or posted anything on this forum.
I blew the engine up on the freeway one day. I guess there was a overlooked rod that quit.

Well now I got a 70 c20 with a GM crate motor and a T400. The engine is set up for the cable down shift and so is the carb. It seems right to swap that trans into it with the engine.

The truck the engine is going into has the solenoid downshift T400 that has been rebuilt with a shift kit.

I don't know the difference which is better. The cable operated one looks like it has more parts to it and looks bigger and the solenoid operated one looks simpler.

And advice?

01-04-2011, 03:55 AM	#1
Dtech Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunland, CA Posts: 28	turbo 400 dilema Its been a while since I worked on my truck or posted anything on this forum. I blew the engine up on the freeway one day. I guess there was a overlooked rod that quit. Well now I got a 70 c20 with a GM crate motor and a T400. The engine is set up for the cable down shift and so is the carb. It seems right to swap that trans into it with the engine. The truck the engine is going into has the solenoid downshift T400 that has been rebuilt with a shift kit. I don't know the difference which is better. The cable operated one looks like it has more parts to it and looks bigger and the solenoid operated one looks simpler. And advice?



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