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ebfabman · 07-31-2010, 12:14 AM

I replaced a Saginaw 3 speed with the 200r4 or 2004r or whatever. I actually bought 2 of em because of all the reading I did in preparation for the swap, was expecting to blow one up which hasn't happened yet and its been in the truck for about 10,000 miles now. I did not check any line pressures or do any fancy brackets for the tv cable, in fact its attached with zip ties (really, I will post some pics) You will however need some adjustability for the tv cable, but its real easy. I did the swap purely experimental and was expecting some failure, but guess maybe I'm lucky. My truck has the stock 3.73's and I'm running a 28 inch tall tire. To lock up the converter, I just ran a jumper from the battery through a switch down to the solenoid prong on the side of the tranny. Very unsanitary install but it was experimental and on the CHEAP! As I said, this is a great mod and is worth doing right (not like I did, at least so far) You will love it.

07-31-2010, 12:14 AM	#11
ebfabman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 2,488	Re: 200R4 Swap ? I replaced a Saginaw 3 speed with the 200r4 or 2004r or whatever. I actually bought 2 of em because of all the reading I did in preparation for the swap, was expecting to blow one up which hasn't happened yet and its been in the truck for about 10,000 miles now. I did not check any line pressures or do any fancy brackets for the tv cable, in fact its attached with zip ties (really, I will post some pics) You will however need some adjustability for the tv cable, but its real easy. I did the swap purely experimental and was expecting some failure, but guess maybe I'm lucky. My truck has the stock 3.73's and I'm running a 28 inch tall tire. To lock up the converter, I just ran a jumper from the battery through a switch down to the solenoid prong on the side of the tranny. Very unsanitary install but it was experimental and on the CHEAP! As I said, this is a great mod and is worth doing right (not like I did, at least so far) You will love it.