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hamjet · 08-12-2014, 12:49 PM

Good afternoon peoples; I'm planning on changing tranny's this fall from a sag. 3 speed to a 200-4r I just picked up out of a monti carlo (CZ).. I know, I know, 200-4r's, no good, junk, but I'll have to deal with it. The other dreaded thing is I'm not rebuilding it either, ( I like living on the edge). If it doesn't work out its just my labor involved, after all what else would I do...I didn't see it work but was told it was good (YEP!) Just a filter change, I have to get a floor shifter, TV cable and bracket for holley carb, I'll make a cross member, new starter to bolt to the block instead of the bell housing like the setup is now. I'm only doing about 250 HP now so it should be OK... I'm old so I don't do smoking burn outs like when I was a young whipper snapper, I just want to be able to cruize along the highway with every one else... ( thats all I have to say about that)....

ericjon262 · 08-12-2014, 08:24 PM

from what I've read, 200-4r's are pretty dam n good transmissions...

turp mcspray · 08-12-2014, 09:15 PM

I'd rather have a 200 over a 700 any day!

GASoline71 · 08-12-2014, 09:28 PM

Yep... 200-4R's are great tranny's. However... tossing an unrebuilt tranny with unknown origins in your rig is just waitng to be yarded right back out in short order.

You might be thinking about the "metric" TH200's that are junk... because the are.

Gary

**dakattack7** · 08-12-2014, 10:53 PM

200 > 700! .67 vs .73 is about 200 rpms based on calculators!

hamjet · 08-13-2014, 06:33 AM

This is the kit I plan on picking up to put in before I install the tranny.( along with seals)... Is this what makes the converter unlock when you let off on the throttle and step on it again, or when you step on the throttle to climb a hill, or is that the TV cable that does that? http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/cata...php?ITEMID=341 Also is this the kit for the holley carb, or can a bracket be made to work. (mines model 4160)..http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/cata...php?ITEMID=217....I know I can pick up TV cables from Rock Auto, which are different lengths( they call them detent cables), I've heard some people get the wrong cable and it won't give them enough for adjustment, so I think I should get the universal one....http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,ca...,parttype,8484. anyhow, feed back with your experience would be good food for thought.....

hugger6933 · 08-13-2014, 05:06 PM

They put those in Grand Nats and Monte Carlo SS. Great trans maybe bad rep. Jim

08-12-2014, 12:49 PM	#1
hamjet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Westerlo, New York Posts: 1,325	transmission change in near future!! Good afternoon peoples; I'm planning on changing tranny's this fall from a sag. 3 speed to a 200-4r I just picked up out of a monti carlo (CZ).. I know, I know, 200-4r's, no good, junk, but I'll have to deal with it. The other dreaded thing is I'm not rebuilding it either, ( I like living on the edge). If it doesn't work out its just my labor involved, after all what else would I do...I didn't see it work but was told it was good (YEP!) Just a filter change, I have to get a floor shifter, TV cable and bracket for holley carb, I'll make a cross member, new starter to bolt to the block instead of the bell housing like the setup is now. I'm only doing about 250 HP now so it should be OK... I'm old so I don't do smoking burn outs like when I was a young whipper snapper, I just want to be able to cruize along the highway with every one else... ( thats all I have to say about that).... Attached Images __________________ Thanks, Joe.. 1969 C/10, 348 C.I., 3X2 bbl. V8, 2004r , LWB. Last edited by hamjet; 08-12-2014 at 03:57 PM.

08-12-2014, 08:24 PM	#2
ericjon262 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Displaced Floridian/Bremerton, Wa Posts: 281	Re: transmission change in near future!! from what I've read, 200-4r's are pretty dam n good transmissions... __________________ '06 2500 HD 4x4. manual transfer case, crank windows. '88 V10 Suburban 4x4,"The Pig Rig" L05, 700r4, NP208, 4x4 beater camper fun truck project. My trucks don't leak oil, they mark their territory.

08-12-2014, 09:15 PM	#3
turp mcspray Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rapid City South Dakota Posts: 2,359	Re: transmission change in near future!! I'd rather have a 200 over a 700 any day! __________________ Turp Mcspray New life for an old 2wd, farm blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505987 My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342299

08-12-2014, 10:53 PM	#5
dakattack7 Active Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: az Posts: 183	Re: transmission change in near future!! 200 > 700! .67 vs .73 is about 200 rpms based on calculators!

08-13-2014, 06:33 AM	#6
hamjet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South Westerlo, New York Posts: 1,325	Re: transmission change in near future!! This is the kit I plan on picking up to put in before I install the tranny.( along with seals)... Is this what makes the converter unlock when you let off on the throttle and step on it again, or when you step on the throttle to climb a hill, or is that the TV cable that does that? http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/cata...php?ITEMID=341 Also is this the kit for the holley carb, or can a bracket be made to work. (mines model 4160)..http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/cata...php?ITEMID=217....I know I can pick up TV cables from Rock Auto, which are different lengths( they call them detent cables), I've heard some people get the wrong cable and it won't give them enough for adjustment, so I think I should get the universal one....http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,ca...,parttype,8484. anyhow, feed back with your experience would be good food for thought..... __________________ Thanks, Joe.. 1969 C/10, 348 C.I., 3X2 bbl. V8, 2004r , LWB.

08-13-2014, 05:06 PM	#7
hugger6933 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Marianna Arkansas Posts: 7,280	Re: transmission change in near future!! They put those in Grand Nats and Monte Carlo SS. Great trans maybe bad rep. Jim



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