Re: 200R selection

["Gary Walker" <NashFlash@xxxxxxxxxx>]

  I have some experience driving a 700 R4  with a highway gear and I loved 
it.   I will need an overdrive trans for my full size Wagoneer project when 
I get back to it, but I need some heavy duty qualities because this thing 
will sometimes have to tow the race car trailer.  The 3.08 first gear of the 
700 is cool when you use a high rear end gear.  Then you get great gas 
mileage too.
  Your AMC Friend,
   Gary Walker

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Widiker, John D" <john.widiker@xxxxxxx>
To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 12:28 PM
Subject: RE: 200R selection


> Half as expensive sounds NICE!!! Ok starting some research.
>
> ~John
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 1:09 PM
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> Subject: 200R selection
>
>
> My suggestion on the 200 over the 700 is based on
> several write-ups in various cookie-cutter car mags.
> The later model 200s are prefered over the 700 because
> of the lighter rotating mass and gear spacing. Several
> of the Chevy mags have done a build up of these LATER
> YEAR trannies, and I think it is Chevy
> High-Performance in the last edition who did the most
> recent.
> They suggest replacing several of the internal
> bearings and the front pump, but they say in a light
> body (TF drivers know what I mean) the 200 will out
> perform the 700. Also they say it is half as expensive
> and more common. Not sure what years to look for, I
> have never run a GM tranny except for the old PGs and 400s.....Russ
>
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