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mrh33916 · 10-22-2009, 01:22 PM

I am currently helping a friend put a 2004R behind a 3.8. We have learned that the speedo gears are getting hard to find and are expensive. We needed the drive gear, driven gear and housing. Bowtie Overdrives did have what we needed but it cost us 80 bucks(gears not available from the dealer and the housing only fits 2004R's).
Low performance 2004R's(any other than the hard to find"**") will need the speedo gears changed to work with the gear ratio's we all like to run.
I think this is a good transmission to run but it is much easier to find the parts you need and a experienced builder for a 700R4.
Just my 2 cents,

10-22-2009, 01:22 PM	#11
mrh33916 Project '67 454 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 283	Re: Old debate 700r4 200r4 new opinions? I am currently helping a friend put a 2004R behind a 3.8. We have learned that the speedo gears are getting hard to find and are expensive. We needed the drive gear, driven gear and housing. Bowtie Overdrives did have what we needed but it cost us 80 bucks(gears not available from the dealer and the housing only fits 2004R's). Low performance 2004R's(any other than the hard to find"**") will need the speedo gears changed to work with the gear ratio's we all like to run. I think this is a good transmission to run but it is much easier to find the parts you need and a experienced builder for a 700R4. Just my 2 cents,