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08-27-2005, 01:14 AM
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Tranny Help
My truck originally had an inline 6 and th-350. I am putting in a 475 horse 383 and wanted some advice on wheather or not I should put in a B&M th-400 from Summit or just get the 350 beefed up from a local shop. Also I wanted to know if the 400 will only fit with a high hump cab.
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08-27-2005, 01:28 AM
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I may be wrong but,I think that you should not need a high hump for your 400 tranny.Also,by all means,GO WITH THE B&M shifter!!
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08-27-2005, 03:35 AM
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I think it was TXFirefighter that said the low hump will work fine with a Th400 as long as the cab mounts are in decent shape and not compressed too much.
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08-27-2005, 05:28 AM
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its all about the +6 inches
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the Th400 never needed the high hump, that is for 4x4's, 4 speeds, and big block trucks...and V-6 1/2 ton automatic trucks on the GMC side of the house.
Personally, I like the TH350...I would stick with it. |
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08-27-2005, 11:33 AM
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Are there any pro's and con's one vs. the other? I've heard that the 400 was built stronger and would last longer. That was basically the only reason I was thinking of swapping.
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08-27-2005, 12:06 PM
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Personally, I'd just beef the TH350 a bit and run it. It's a great transmission, and besides, you already have one. You can easily run a Turbo 400 under a low hump cab as long as you have pretty decent cab mounts. On my 70, when I did a swap like this, the cab hit the trans case. After replacing the 34 year old mounts, it cleared by a good bit. You'd be suprised how far these old trucks sag when they age.
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08-27-2005, 12:47 PM
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I have a th400 in my 67 gmc with the motor(350) in the six cylinder position (rear) and it clears by quite a bit. It would have a lot of clearance if it were in the correct location.
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08-27-2005, 02:45 PM
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It takes more horsepower to turn a th400, I ran a th350 in my 6:71 blown 350 for 8 years on my 1930 Model A Ford (powered by Chevy)
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