[SactoJim]

I'll agree that the 200 is a better choice as far as gear ratios and less power to operate, but I believe side by side the 700 is stronger. Remember that GM put these in just about everthing with a small V8 in it for alot of years, including full size trucks and Corvettes.

Everbody talks about the 200's being in the Grand National Buicks and how if they live behind those beasts, they can live behind anything. They only reason they lived behind a "stock" Turbo V6 buick is because boost in a turbo comes on later in the RPM's after your rolling.....this is alot easier on a tranny than shocking it with a crap load of torque right of idle. Put both of these tranny's behind a roots blown V8 ( or any healthy V8) where the majority of torque is generated in the lower RPM's and I imagine the 700 will edge out the 200 in stock form.

Regardless, both trannys can be built to withstand massive amounts of torque and I would pick the 200 because the 1st to 2nd gear spread is narrower than the 700 and I believe overdrive is a little more "overdrive".

I ended up with a 700 just because of one of those "buddy" deals.