THM200???

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RITTER

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I'm starting to lean towards the idea of getting a 200R4 instead of a TH350. The overdrive would be very nice!

Doesn't the 350 and the 200R4 have the same transmission mount location?
 

JWO Racing

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they are the same length but the mount is in a different location. The cross meember for the TH200R4 is the easiest one to find
 

rlsllc

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RITTER said:
I'm starting to lean towards the idea of getting a 200R4 instead of a TH350. The overdrive would be very nice!

Doesn't the 350 and the 200R4 have the same transmission mount location?

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that a TH200 (not r4) and a TH350 share the same footprint as far as mount/crossmember.
I don't really remember, but I have done it (about 18 years ago :shock: in a 1982 Malibu, 3.8/TH200 swapped to a 455 olds/TH350), and plan to do it again soon when the 200 in my newly aquired '81 goes. It came with a low mile TH350 that the previous owner had picked up for it.
I did also put a TH700r4, and then a 4L60E in my 85 on the TH200r4 mount, that worked. I used an early '90s caddy tail shaft and mount.
 

RITTER

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I was asking if it shares the same mount location because I already have an the aftermarket transmission crossmember thats allows easy installation of true duals but its drilled for a TH350 transmission!
 
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TH 200 and TH350 share the same mount location, TH200 4R is the same length as the other two, but the mount is further back and requires a different mount and crossmember. Only 1985 and newer G bodies have the correct location on the frame for the TH200 4R crossmember, earlier cars will need to be modified. All 3 transmissions can use the same driveshaft. The TH 200 is not very good. I killed 3 of them with the 231 2 bbl V6. The TH200 4R can be good if modified right. As with most GM OD transmission designs, get the newest version you can find as there were improvements made over the years. Turbo cars had the best ones, but the MCSS and 442 models were also better than pedestrian models. Most will interchange to BOP and Chevy bolt patterns with the one notable exception being Cadillacs with the 4100 V8 engine. This was the first application of the TH200 4R and it is unique to that engine. That was around 1982 if memory serves. GM stopped using this trans in 1988 with the death of the G body ( IIRC) and went to the TH700 R4/ 4L60 (E) as it's exclusive RWD automatic in cars and light duty trucks. 3/4 ton trucks could get the TH400 based 4L80E in the 90's, but that's irrelevant here.
 

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85 Cutlass Brougham said:
...pedestrian models...

That's funny!

Good info!
 
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