the blue one

I want to be able to do the crazy burn outs and everythings, but i was told that my trans is on the weaker side. i have an 88 305, its an automatic transmission. what transmission do i have? what transmission can i get that could handle beatings better? where could i find more good and useful information about these transmissions?

danclemts

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You should have a th700 r4 transmission. It's a strong transmission, but after 25 years and many miles, who knows, has it been maintained? Also, the more grip your tires have, the more strain they will put on the drivetrain, wide sticky tires will beat on the trans more than old non sticky tires. Change your transmission fluid and filter, make sure car is at stage zero and take your chances. You may burn out 3 sets of tires, you may break a ujoint or fry your transmission, hard to say for sure. Just remember its not free to play

the blue one

yeaj i have some dry rotted nasty low tred tires.....i just wasnt sure if i should look into a newer/ better transmission before i try anything silly

Ron U.S.M.C.

Sorry but your concerned with a transmission when your straight up dangerous to everything around you.If you blow one of those
"dry rotted" "nasty" "low tread" tires you are at risk of hurting some one "other" than your self . You must have the money to buy a decent set of tires if your wanting to spending money on a transmission.
I'm not trying to put you down or pick on you but being a responsible driver and taking into consideration the possibility of hurting others should come first.

mongo136

I had a 700r4 in an 89 for a while, It had about 130000 miles on it. NOt sure if it was ever rebuilt but it did have a b+m shift kit and I put in a 2400 stahl converter. I sprayed the hell out of it with nitrous off the line at my local track. I never had a problem with the trans, ( car never hooked when doing that) A sticky tire might have changed the outcome, but I think the old stock 10 bolt would have failed first. When I took the car apart for rebuilding I sold the trans, and as far as I know that guy is still using it today!

A deeper rear end gear might help you out too, that car prob only has a 273 gear in it.

W.E.G.

Motor mounts and rear end take a beating to on WOT starts.

...and don't forget the ever-popular piggy-backed crankshaft bearing.
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the blue one

they're not bad enough to blow out on the highway, they would pass a penny test, they're just getting there.

the blue one

i want a 3.43 posi but unfourtunately dont have the money to buy that right now, i have to concentrate on paint, body work, and smaller things like weather stripping an pull down motor parts before i begin making a play car. i was just curious because i heard several people telling me not to do any burn outs or the trans will go fast

Buggy Disaster

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These are pretty solid transmissions but they are over 20 years old. Beating on them will just result in breakage, sooner or later.

2007xl50

This goes for anything. The more you beat on it the more risk you have breaking it. I mean one or 2 smokeys and you should be fine, but if you are standing on it every day then yeah you will tear it up. The 700R4 is a good trans and tuff in stock form for the most part. The best thing now is they make the parts to make then even better and stanf up to alot of power and abuse. Sure building s TH350 orTH400 is cheaper, but I would rather have the 700R4 in my cars.

Richboll

It's not the lack of tread depth that's the problem. You stated that they were dry rotted and that's the problem. They could easily blow out at speed creating a dangerous situation for you and everyone around you.
Besides, why do you want to beat on and possibly break your ride when you admittedly will have difficulty getting some cash together to fix it?
I guess I don't understand the logic there.

Ron U.S.M.C.

Once the tires are spinning I would think the trans. would be OK. You could find a abandoned/isolated parking lot and Power break until the rear tire blows.
I don't think both tires will spin because of lack of a posi unit.
Thats one of the reasons I avoided spinning my tires with others watching. A IROC-Z with out a posi. is lame.
If you really want to work on your transmission here's something that can be done buy your self and only cost about $25.00. = http://www.sethirdgen.org/servo.htm

the blue one

i am responsibly maintaining my vehicle, but i appreciate your concern for me and others on the road. believe me, the last thing i want to do is go to jail for killing sombodyo n the highway, or kill myself

the blue one

aa long as the spinning tire is on the side that everybody else is on its fine

Ron U.S.M.C.

Thats funny man, I mean really funny. Had me laughing hard .I never heard
that said before ,and never thought of it that way..... "pretty cool"....