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Old 07-07-2006, 10:08 PM
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yeah i suppose...i wanna do a 383 with an 8-71 blower
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that would be sweet especially with a butterfly scoop sticking through the hood
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This is the way I will be going. I will be adding a shift light where the factory headlight switch is and running an Autometer Recall Tach. The headlight switch will be moved to the column.
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Originally Posted by nightrunner
bette off to swap ina 400 turbo and be done with it
why would a run a tubo 400 when that takes more HP to run than a turbo 350 lol
Old 07-08-2006, 06:34 PM
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if you dont do much more to your motor ok... well i dont really know what a turbo 350 will handle but i know a 400 turbo will handle almost anything stock

and it doesnt take hp to run a transmission u just have more parasitic loss in some more than others but i got what you were saying

the point i was making was the 700r4 is crap and will play out and is not worth modifying
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Originally Posted by nightrunner
if you dont do much more to your motor ok... well i dont really know what a turbo 350 will handle but i know a 400 turbo will handle almost anything stock

and it doesnt take hp to run a transmission u just have more parasitic loss in some more than others but i got what you were saying

the point i was making was the 700r4 is crap and will play out and is not worth modifying
He is correct in almost everyway, a TH400 can handle any stock engine, the parasitic loss in a TH400 can be corrected with billet clutch drums, keep in mind they are very expensive. The only thing a 700r4 is good for is a boat anchor , but this is my opinion.

A TH350 will work but you will need a shift kit, good quality clutches, and the biggest cooler you can use; hell this is a must for any tranny.
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the 87 gmc that i had had a 700r4 and i was just limping along on it when i wrecked the damn truck and this was on a 90k mile 305 tbi all stock with very high pegleg rear gears adn fluid changed when it was supposed to
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mine has seemed to hold up well for me so far...
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it may do that for you but when it does break it will cost you
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lol ok, lets get back on topic......5" tachs


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