Transmission Recommendation?

[JoeF419]

In the near future, I will be swapping out the old 305 in my 78 El Camino, for a new Blue Print Engines 350 (http://www.blueprintengines.com/ind...p3501ctc1-gm-fully-dressed-350-with-new-block). I need help finding a transmission for the engine. The car will be a normal driver, and I just want a transmission that would be good enough to handle the power (preferably on the cheap side). Any ideas?

 

[Longroof79]

How will the car be driven? Around town? Highway? Combination of the two?
If you're leaning more on the "cheap side", then maybe a TH350 would be your choice.
An overdrive trans will run you considerably more.

 

[Texas82GP]

Stick or auto?

 

[JoeF419]

How will the car be driven? Around town? Highway? Combination of the two?
If you're leaning more on the "cheap side", then maybe a TH350 would be your choice.
An overdrive trans will run you considerably more.

It will be my personal car to take me everywhere, so highway and town

 

[JoeF419]

Stick or auto?

Automatic

 

[Texas82GP]

Automatic

200R4

 

[oldsmobile joe]

200-4r or 700r4(4l60) would work also
joe

 

[Opie Knievel]

200-4R. If I had it to do over, I would have built a 200-4R instead of the TH350 I built. They're geared very similar to a TH350 with the addition of overdrive and with some tricks and tweaks they can be made to handle plenty of power. Do a little research if you decide to go with a 200-4R. There are different "versions". Different codes on a little metal plaque towards the rear of the unit identify which vehicle it came from. Different cars got different valve bodies. Some were more performance oriented than others. I think the governor may have been different too. In addition to this there are 3 different bellhousing patterns as well. Chevy only, BOP only and a dual pattern that will fit either. The dual pattern seems to be the most common.

 

[Texas82GP]

Check out V8 Rumble's transmission build thread.

 

[ItsnotaGN]

My 86 SS came with a dual pattern 200-4R case. Like Opie Knievel said, starting with the correct version will save some coin. The governor on the turbo Buicks allow the highest full throttle shifts. A little grinding to lighten the gov on my Monte allowed for a 5600 full throttle shift point which is probably why the 305 puked it's guts. A simple vacuum switch adapts converter lockup and a wire to the brake switch unlocks it.