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Old 07-07-2015, 05:14 PM   #1
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Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

I thought they came with 5.7 and 3 speed automatic's. Am i wrong? thanks.
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Old 07-07-2015, 05:17 PM   #2
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

A C10 in 86 would have come with a 305. I am not sure if 350 cubes were available in half ton at that point. 700R4 was available but I'm not sure if a TH350 was (3 spd auto)
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Old 07-07-2015, 05:40 PM   #3
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

The TH350 ended production in 1979. The 1980-1986 transmission was a TH350C which had a lock up torque converter.
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Old 07-07-2015, 06:01 PM   #4
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

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The TH350 ended production in 1979. The 1980-1986 transmission was a TH350C which had a lock up torque converter.
Was a 700R an option?? I have a guy wanting to trade me a really nice 86 silverado. He says it all factory stock, he said it had a 700R4 overdrive trans.
I thought the 700 came out in 87 for the squares..??
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Old 07-07-2015, 06:22 PM   #5
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Was a 700R an option?? I have a guy wanting to trade me a really nice 86 silverado. He says it all factory stock, he said it had a 700R4 overdrive trans.
I thought the 700 came out in 87 for the squares..??
The 700r4 was available as early as 82, as we bought a new c10 with a 6.2/700r4 even with the weak 6.2, the early 700s were weak, or at least the one we had was.
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Old 07-07-2015, 06:59 PM   #6
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

My 86 Silverado has just that package. 305/700R4. I thought it has a V6 when I took it for a test drive before I bought it because of the lack of power.
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Old 07-07-2015, 07:03 PM   #7
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

I'm not 100%, but I think a 350 wasn't available in a 81-86 C10. Only 6 cylinders and 305 V8. Some 82-87 C10's had 700r4 and some THM350c.
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Old 07-07-2015, 07:13 PM   #8
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

I believe the 350 was dropped from the half tons in the square body except some of early California models. I don't think ESC passed pollution standards there.
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Old 07-07-2015, 09:20 PM   #9
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

Mine was a 305/700r4 and it had just as much power and spunk as it does now with a 350.
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Old 07-07-2015, 11:24 PM   #10
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

If I am reading the docs correctly from the GM Heritage center for the 1/2 ton there was a single 350 (LS9) option mated with a 700R4 (MX0) for California only. Only 2.73 and 3.08 gears were available with that option.

305 (LE9) was available with 700R4 (MX0) Non-Cali with either 2.73, 3.08 or 3.42 axle ratio. This was also available in Cali but lost the 3.42 gear option.
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Old 07-08-2015, 02:35 AM   #11
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

1982 the 700r4 came in the 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton trucks 2wd and 4x4.The turbo 350 was used 73-81 1/2 ton and some 3/4 ton.The 305 was used 81-87.
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Old 07-08-2015, 12:01 PM   #12
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

My 1985 Silverado came stock with a 305 and the TH350 tranny. Bought in Ga.
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My 1985 Silverado came stock with a 305 and the TH350 tranny. Bought in Ga.
The stock transmission in a 1985 Siverado if it was a 3 speed automatic would have been a TH350C not a TH350. The TH350 was not produced after 1979. The TH350C has a lockup torque converter and the transmission and converter are not interchangable between the two.
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Old 07-08-2015, 01:28 PM   #14
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

simple answere is, Silverado's were only available with a 305 (5.0), the 700r4 was a upgrade option to the th350
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Old 07-08-2015, 05:34 PM   #15
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

Same here - 1985 with a 305/700r4
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Old 07-09-2015, 10:22 AM   #16
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

Can Confirm - 1982 305/TH350C

Later Swapped for a 350 Crate.

The 350 was installed in all California bound trucks however if they were normally meant to have a 305.
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Old 07-09-2015, 03:26 PM   #17
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

My 83 Silverado has the 305/700R4 factory setup, for being a boat anchor the little 305 still runs great
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

My 86 before the one now was a C10 short box. 305,4bbl, 700r4 and it did run good. Better after a few small upgrades. I miss it.

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Old 07-10-2015, 03:11 PM   #19
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

I also have an 86 short box that was originally a 305, 700r4, 3.42, G80 (gov-bomb) combo. Heavy duty springs, so it rides like a rock lol. Barebones otherwise....
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

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I thought they came with 5.7 and 3 speed automatic's. Am i wrong? thanks.
I don't know about the 350/5.7, but according to my VIN, MY 86 C10 Silverado left the factory with a 6.2 liter diesel...
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Old 08-17-2019, 12:01 AM   #21
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

My 85 k5 silverado i bought in 87 had the 305 / 700r4 combo . The 700 was junk in those yrs and it only lasted about 70k miles. The q78 buckshots didnt help though
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Old 08-17-2019, 09:52 AM   #22
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

I bought my 82,K-10 new.It came with a 305/700-r-4 trans.
I could not buy one with a 350 engine.
Was told I had to buy a C/K-20 truck to get it.
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Old 08-17-2019, 08:42 PM   #23
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

My 86 Chevy had a 700r and a 350 cid engine. I’ve been told that 350 cid was available in Canada. My 89 Gmc also had a 350 cid and 700 trans.
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Old 08-18-2019, 12:28 AM   #24
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Re: Did 86 silverado come with 305 and 700R4??

I'm never one of those guys to blather on old, resurrected threads about how old it is if it's relevant. However, on this one, I think the original poster got his question answered about 4 years ago. But y'all are welcome to keep adding to the info in the thread.
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87 came back with fuel injected 350 in half tons
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