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b&m street/strip rebuilt turbo 350 #113001 $899.95
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TCI street fighter turbo 350 #311000 $729.95
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which trany would be best for my 85 z28?

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Old May 17, 2004 | 08:32 PM
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which trany would be best for my 85 z28?

hey guys my torque converter **** the bed on my 85 z28 (in sig). what would be the best bet because im going to change tranys? i dont care about overdrive i want something thats gonna make me faster in the 1/4. i wanted to swap over to a turbo 350 with the spohn crossmember kit. this is a poll which trany do you think would be better for my car? im also gonna have hooker super comp long tubes and a mufflex y-pipe soon.
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Old May 17, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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im steering more towards the TCI unit. for the price, durablility and quality u cant beat it. it comes complete fully rebuilt with a 3000rpm stall converter.
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Old May 17, 2004 | 08:39 PM
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Buy a T-56
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Old May 17, 2004 | 08:50 PM
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na i thoguht about swapping to a stick but i want consistancy at the drag strip
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Old May 17, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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none of the above. how about a 700R4 built stronger?
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Old May 18, 2004 | 08:11 AM
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I would go 700
My buddy has a 350 and wishes he would have done a 700. They are just alot better driving, and the OD makes it ALOT better to drive.

Just my experiences, do what you want
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Old May 18, 2004 | 11:57 AM
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With those 3.42's a th350 probably wouldn't be bad at all. I have debated this many time myself and I think I am gonna get a good 700r4 probably. They aren't cheap but OD is nice. Especially since I will have 3.73 gears.
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Old May 18, 2004 | 07:52 PM
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im not worried so much about gas milage ro anything like that i just want to know which trany will make my car fastest in the 1/4? i am still leaning towards the TCI turbo 350. u really cant beat it for $750 shipped to my door and it comes complete from tailshaft to 3000rpm converter. nonoe has voted for the tci yet though. has anyone had good or bad experiences with them?
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Old May 18, 2004 | 08:27 PM
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i did a search on this web site about TCI and i have heard good and bad. i was also reading about pro built. are there turbo 350's any good? these crate tranys do come with a torque converter right?
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Old May 19, 2004 | 10:03 AM
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my few experiences with tci have not been good up to this point.
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Old May 19, 2004 | 08:40 PM
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yea ive still havent sen anything good writen about the tci. what does anyone think of the hughes turbo 350? i was also looking at the raptor stage 2 turbo 350
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