Can anyone recommend a reputable vendor that sells good 700R Trannys?

http://www.700r4l60e.com/

Dana or "Pro Built Automatics" here on the boards. Lots of folks here are running their stuff with great success. I just got my "Elite" custom shift kit from Dana. Although now I'm not so sure I have the skills to do the install.

Parts of those instructions look scary.

Anyhow, good company with a good product.

Thanks for the info... ProBuilt is a little pricey

I bought a Bowtie Overdrives Level 2 transmission. It was the best deal out there that I found.

I have not personally dealt with bowtiw overdrives, but i did buy from Raptor or PATC. I got a rebuild kit and from the hack job that the transmission shop left I went for a brand new transmission from Performabuilt. Frank in customer service is most helpful and puts his yahoo messenger ID on the website do you can ask him whenever he is online. Just last week, I was having a wiring problem with my lockup. He was online at 10pm at night and he walked me through the steps. I'd come into the computer room, talk to him for a minute and go to the garage. I'd come back talk for a bit to him and go back out. He led me step by step for a good hour. Customer service is excellent with them. They are building a reputation here in thirdgen.org, but in the 4th gen forums, they are very highly recommended. They are a bit cheaper than Probuilt too. Both probuilt and Performabuilt are backed by a one year warranty.

Wow Bowtie has great prices.

It seems I down to deciding weather to go with:
FBPerformance
Bowtieoverdrives
or
Monster Transmission and Performance

I love my Pro-Built.

I heard they were good but it is out of my price range for now

if my 700r4 blew up tomorrow i'd get a pro built no question.

I'm vouching for probuilt - it WON'T break... ever

hey 89, glad to see you stayed with a 700!

Bowtie Overdrive is where I got mine......Level 2.......been running it for 6 years and no problems.

did you get their tv made ez kit as well?

I have one sitting in my back seat waiting for some downtime to install...

No I don't think I needed it. It bolted up and connected to all my existing lines. They told me how to customize my wiring (clipping the "d" pin) so that I didn't have the lock-up feature. I also ordered a 1-2 piston accumulator to replace the spring loaded one, so that my shifts were more crisp.

My car is not a daily driver........so you may want to keep the lock up.

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I build for a living and have done a ton for local racers. I have had mine in my car for over 2 years and it is a low 10 sec car 130+ on nos. runs 11.7 @118 on motor and still hits 3rd hard after 2 years and over 40 miles a day for work. I have one done here ready to go that is similar to mine with internal parts. I can get really fancy if you want with 5 pinion planets if wanted but more. I will sell it for 600 + shipping or 800+ shipping and will give a 12 12 warranty no questions asked. p.m. if intrested.

Did you have problems with the governor? I asked for the transmission to shift around 5800 so they put a V6 governor in it but it still shifts at 4500. They should have caught the problem in their test truck before they shipped it. They're sending me a Corvette governor so I'll see how that goes.

Pro-built doesn't have any 700r4s for my '87 that's for street & strip

I suppose they're a bit more costly than I can afford, anyway.

I put in a performabuilt 700r4 lvl2 tranny witha 9.5 inch converter with a 2800 stall and Frank was there all the way from taking all the vital info to come up with what I need for my driving habits right down to the install. Wether it was online in msn or through an email. Even a telephone call. I have nothing bud praise for this company and Frank for looking after the customer service end of it. I have no complaints with my set up either . Ounce I can keep the tires stuck to the pavement I will enjoy it much better.That is what I will be working on this spring with new adjustable Torque arm