200r trans

[dknox]

i have a 1979 cutlass h/o clone just put in 350 rocket and a turbo 350 trans out of a 1968 cutlass lilmods holly 650 and street dom.junk flowteck headers.i have the org trans that came in the car still 200r that was hooked up to a 260 2 barrel the trans was gr8with the overdrive. will it be ok behind the 350. please note that i run the snot out off this thing every day.i think i have covered the entire bingohall parking lot in tire

 

[patmckinneyracing]

The 200-4r would not last. The TH350 is much stronger and would hold up just fine. You would blow that 2004r the second you tried a burn out.

 

[dknox]

also have a 4l60e i think out of my old cop car??????

 

[patmckinneyracing]

What gears are you running? Is that why your leaning towards having an OD trans?

Problem is with the 4l60e is that it is all computer based which becomes a major pain in the a** in the long run. All it is is an electronic version of the 700r4 and is really no different. You also need to move the crossmember further back to compensate for the large size of the 4l60e and also need to cut down the driveshaft to proper length. If you plan on rebuilding either the 4l60e or the 2004r, I would say rebuild the 2004r. It is a good transmission if rebuilt with good quality parts and will fit right back into your car with no problems.

 

[DrRansom442]

what car had a 260 and a 200-4r? A built 200-4r would be just fine, but in stock form, it's a crapshoot.

 

[patmckinneyracing]

I think he's referring to the 79 cutlass he's cloning into a H/O

 

[DrRansom442]

I think he's referring to the 79 cutlass he's cloning into a H/O

200-4r didn't exist back then ... so I'm assuming the trans is swapped in?

 

[dknox]

i know them trannys can be built i have the stock gears out back ??? 2.73 they are low the problem is i will be drivin her about 60 miles a day in the summer and at my job there is like a million mustang owners that need 2 b imbarsted by my gutlass or so they called it last summer :evil: know of any good kits for the 200r

 

[DrRansom442]

i know them trannys can be built i have the stock gears out back ??? 2.73 they are low the problem is i will be drivin her about 60 miles a day in the summer and at my job there is like a million mustang owners that need 2 b imbarsted by my gutlass or so they called it last summer :evil: know of any good kits for the 200r

transgo

 

[patmckinneyracing]

Here's your first problem:

The mustangs are going to outbeat your car. Problem is you don't have the gears to do any sort of mustang hunting. If your running that low of a gear, numerically mind you, then you are much better of going with the TH350. I will bet you 50$ that if you put that 2004r in your car with that gear selection in the back, you'll never use the 4th gear and barely get any use out of the 3rd gear.

I ran my sbc 350 with a 350 transmission and a 2.40 somethin gear in it and would be doing 70mph @ 3000rpm in 2ND GEAR. That doesn't include the lower rpms when I started with my stock 2.29 gears. If you plan on doing any kind of street competition, you need to address the rear gears in your car. If it's a peg leg, you need posi-trac.

If you do upgrade your rear end to a posi, then run a 3.42 like the grand nationals did. Those cars ran the 2004r as well and were excellent performers. You could better yet run the 3.73 gears and do even better without seeing high rpms on the highway with that 2004r trans.

I learned real quick that building a bada** engine is nice, but if you don't address the overall combination of your drivetrain, your gonna be suckin to the 4 bangers. Now why are you gonna let some stupid mustangs get to you? There are dozens of those cars out there and I've seen every single variation of them. They can wreck their cars and go out the next day and buy one identical to it. YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITH YOUR CUTLASS! I'm 19 years old and trust me, I know what it's like to want to smoke the living hell out of everything in the parking lot and on the street. Soon you learn that you gain a whole new respect for you car once you start building and taking car of it.