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Technical => Driveline => Topic started by: Green Machine on February 08, 2012, 01:38:32 PM
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Hi guys...ATM my beddi runs a 202,trimatic,9"diff...
I want to swap trimatic for a powerglide...
Is there anything I need to know about changeover?
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im not sure that the yoke is the same on the back of a powerglide 6cyl to trimatic.. i think the power glide is shorter too so tailshaft mod probably coming your way.
speedo connector also different. those 2 mods could cost $500 to start with. why do you want to change?
ben
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Cheers Ben...trimatic in it is near shagged..
+there not the best tans. Unless you spend heaps of $ on them...
+I have a powerglide sitting here..
Wondering if would be cheaper spending $ on tricking the trimatic..
Or spending $ to put powerglide in which is a much stronger trans.
Todd..
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The powerglide is much stronger but is only 2speed that would be asking too much off the old 202 surly you can pick up another trymatic cheep would save a lot of hassels
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I assume since you have a camper, you are thinking about long distances.. consider a turbo 700, or 4L60.
I have seen a few second hand from time to time already setup for 202. If you bought everything new it might get pretty expensive.
Trimatics can be made pretty strong (strong enough for a 202, that is) for not a lot of cash. Best bet is to sell the powerglide & use cash for a rebuild of trimatic.
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So...if you wanted to change from a 202 with an Aussie 4 speed Muncie
to say a TH 700 would it require an engineering certificate?
would you loose much torque for say towing or climbing steep hills
Compared to a manual? ( I'm thinking going auto might make the
Motorhome more accessible to other members of the family including
The wife). 8)
cheers
Ian
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What's the powerglide out of? The bellhousing will likely need an adapter made
They are a great box, though better suited to masses of power, and mountains of torque.
A worked trimatic would save ALOT of hassles and be reasonably affordable. If you're considering a motor swap down the track a T350 or T700 would be the way to go (or better yet T400)
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Ok cool...maybe powerglide isnt a good idea....shame cause is already set up for a six...any1 wanna buy a powerglide?hehehhh...
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i have run power glide in a torana years ago
2 speed
great for racing
it will be fine behind a 202
mine was worked and it was fine
if i could find one i would fit it
do a search on the net you will see powerglides are great
$500??????
your going to the wrong places mate....
although i do all the work myself so i,m not sure what people are charging.
still sounds like a lot to me.
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Powerglides may be great , but not for this application. Not very likely to be drag racing a Bedford campervan.
I would be fitting a four speed auto. High revs on the highway gets old pretty fast.
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all i ment was if they can handle a race car the would be good enough behind a 202
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if its already setup for a 6 it might be alright, i'd want to know what the ratios are before devoting too much time to fitting tho.
In my experience behind V8s they tend to rev to 100km/h in first, which means sluggish take off unless you have alot of torque and all of your low speed driving will be in first rather than second.
However, powerglides can be setup to act as a 3 or 4 speed so you can have the best of both worlds, i would expect to part with a few precious dollars for a setup such as this tho.
I like having a bit of surge in first tho, a 6L90 would be great even if excessive ;)