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stsalvage · 08-11-2018, 04:37 PM

If i was you I would not bother with the 700R4.If your going to spend 2500.00 on the rebuild and then pay a guy to set up the shift patterns.

Best off buy your self a 4L80E go out an buy the TCI computer for it witch will cost you 700.00.You can buy a used 4L80E for 500 to 700 with only 80K on it.Plus it will pull what you want it to pull.Plus with the TCI harness and computer it has 5 different run cycles.One for race one for towing One for cruising an ever so often jump on it One for Gas savings and one Pulling a steep in climb like the rocky mountains.

You really should do some looking.I've seen th400 bolted to 250 engines and 292.Plus the 4L80E is a 400 trans same bolt holes as are 1967 -2011.For the money you will save and less problem plus you can Keep the trans in overdrive in the 4L80E but u leave it in over drive with the 700R4 you can burn it up.

08-11-2018, 04:37 PM	#4
stsalvage Scrapper 1 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Riverside Calif Posts: 1,649	Re: Starting to work on truck after 20 years If i was you I would not bother with the 700R4.If your going to spend 2500.00 on the rebuild and then pay a guy to set up the shift patterns. Best off buy your self a 4L80E go out an buy the TCI computer for it witch will cost you 700.00.You can buy a used 4L80E for 500 to 700 with only 80K on it.Plus it will pull what you want it to pull.Plus with the TCI harness and computer it has 5 different run cycles.One for race one for towing One for cruising an ever so often jump on it One for Gas savings and one Pulling a steep in climb like the rocky mountains. You really should do some looking.I've seen th400 bolted to 250 engines and 292.Plus the 4L80E is a 400 trans same bolt holes as are 1967 -2011.For the money you will save and less problem plus you can Keep the trans in overdrive in the 4L80E but u leave it in over drive with the 700R4 you can burn it up.