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02-20-2011, 08:06 PM
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700R4 Advice
Does anyone have any advice on which company I should go with to upgrade my '57 with a 700R4. Any advice or recommenddations will be appreciated!
Looking at these two: http://www.phoenixtrans.com/html/gmtrans.html http://www.gearstar.net/transmissions/gm/700R4/ Thanks!!
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02-20-2011, 09:20 PM
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Re: 700R4 Advice
go with a t400 the 700 are junk.
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02-20-2011, 10:13 PM
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Re: 700R4 Advice
The TH400 is not an overdrive, with the aftermarket upgrades the 700 is ok. I like my 4l60e's alot better. I know their supposed to be about the same trans but the electric shift is better IMO.
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02-21-2011, 12:20 AM
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Re: 700R4 Advice
I went with the 700r4 behind my 355 simply to keep the electronics out of it for the most part. The one that came behind my 4.3 was a "K" case and so I opted to rebuild it myself. Never done one before and I bought the rebuild video...
Monkey see, monkey do. And I used the kit from Monster transmissions... $500 shipped. I haven't run it up yet, but suspect it will work just fine and the kit had a vast majority of the upgrades I was looking for. Just my 2 cents, Ted.
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02-21-2011, 12:40 AM
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Re: 700R4 Advice
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02-21-2011, 01:16 AM
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Re: 700R4 Advice
Phoenix trans is very helpful and knowledgeable.
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02-21-2011, 10:46 AM
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Re: 700R4 Advice
Go with a good local guy incase you run into troubles. Long distance repairs are not fun.
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02-21-2011, 12:43 PM
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Re: 700R4 Advice
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~~~~~ X - 2 on the 4L60E ~~~~~ Drop the key and put it in "D" !!!
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02-21-2011, 08:52 PM
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Re: 700R4 Advice
Thanks for all the input guys. I taked with Scott today at Phoenix and he's putting together a 700R for me especially built for the ZZ4 that arrived today!!
Stay tuned for a detailed install!
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02-22-2011, 12:07 AM
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Re: 700R4 Advice
My father went with bowtieoverdrive for a 64 Chevy project. He was quite happy with the whole package and how comprehensive it was. I used their cable kit and was thrilled with it.
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