Tranys... What kind and Where to get one

[Scott68-93-97]

Originally Posted by Dova

is the 700R4 good with 3.07 gears?

Great because the 700 has the lowest first gear for auto tranny's so you can take off like you had a 350 with 373's, and take huge advantage of the overdrive but they sell a kit that holds the tranny in 3rd longer so it wont hunt between 3rd and 4th which will kill the tranny, I beleive summit makes it

[Dova]

do you know the name of the kit by any chance? what about a shift kit with the 700?

[Peter82]

Dova... where did you get ur 700 tranny? And everyone else, how can i find out what tranny i have allready. i have a 350 with a 3 speed tranny but dont know anything more about this. i dont even know my gearing. Dova... sounds like a good set up. i think i am going to ues it also. thanks for the question.

[Dova]

I don't have it yet i'm debating using it too. www.bowtieoverdrives.com i believe is what it is sells them. i've looked on ebay and found them for a pretty good price. it all depends on if i have the short tail or long tail on the th350 if i have the long tail i wont have to do any driveshaft mods so i'll go ahead and be a pretty clean swap. if not i'll wait because i'm in iraq and i'd be having family run the truck around getting it done up for me

[Peter82]

well where are you at over there? i was in Al Asad air base. unless you have been there then you wont be able to find it on a map...

now for the rest of everyone. my friend said that the 700 has a bunch of electrical stuff that goes with it. i have a 350 with a real shotty electical sys. any one tell me if thats right. if so how much trouble is all this?

[Dova]

i'm on victory it's not to bad and i know where al asad is.

[moose83772]

i ran a 700r4 in my 66 with a tbi motor and 3.07 gears and it lugged. when i switched to 3.73 i had a great fuel milege increase. so i would say 700r4 with 3.73 or 3.42 gears. also the 4l60e is suposedly the exact same as the 700r4 accourding to the tranny shop but the 4l60e requires a computer to run it but an after market computer is available to run just the tranny so it can be put behind a carb engine. also the 700r4 was used in trucks vans s10 vettes blazers tahoes and suburbans. very widely used tranny. hope this helps.

[Orange]

Originally Posted by Scott68-93-97

but they sell a kit that holds the tranny in 3rd longer so it wont hunt between 3rd and 4th which will kill the tranny, I beleive summit makes it

If the TV Cable is set up correctly it won't do this anyhow.
You don't need a kit specifically for that (unless it is a TV Made EZ "style" kit you are talking about, which just sets up the TV cable correctly).

Originally Posted by Peter82

well where are you at over there? i was in Al Asad air base. unless you have been there then you wont be able to find it on a map...

now for the rest of everyone. my friend said that the 700 has a bunch of electrical stuff that goes with it. i have a 350 with a real shotty electical sys. any one tell me if thats right. if so how much trouble is all this?

Just if you use the lockup.
I didn't, and don't regret it a bit. A friend of mine has it hooked up on his to a toggle switch and says he never uses it. He either forgets to turn it on, or turns it on, and forgets to turn it off, so its useless to him.

So - No, there doesn't have to be ANY electrical stuff.
It is a pretty simple swap really. You can reuse you lines to run to your new cooler, shorten driveshaft (let a shop do it, less than $100), plus they will balance it), and move the crossmember back.

DLB

[Peter82]

i am

Originally Posted by Orange

Just if you use the lockup.
I didn't, and don't regret it a bit. A friend of mine has it hooked up on his to a toggle switch and says he never uses it. He either forgets to turn it on, or turns it on, and forgets to turn it off, so its useless to him. DLB

i understand that the lockup is is like a cluch. so if you are slowing down and the lock up is on, then there is constent presser on the engin. is that right?

and with yours you have the lock up on all the time?

[Orange]

I may have said it wrong -
The converter clutch lockup is controlled by wire - I am not using that.

You are right - if it is locked up, and slowing down then there is constant pressure on the engine.

I don't have the clutch lock up wired in at all. It gives you about another 200 or so RPM drop, but I don't get that. I just don't have a need. I drive about 10 miles daily - I wouldn't benefit that much from it.

So, I am just benefiting from mine from the point of it being an overdrive, and that's it.

DLB

[Peter82]

well that makes more sence. will talling to my friend at work he is telling me that i have a 350 tranny as well as a 350 engin, but i knew about the engin... so i am thinking, what the hell. lets just re-build both. my engin and the tranny. both 350's and maybe i can change the tranny gears and the dif gears. at leat i will know the they both are strong for the next few years. then i can save my money for other projects on the truck. anyone think its a good idea?