hey fallas, quick question .whats a saginaw close ratio 4 speed worth?thanks in advance jimmy

 

around here 75-100 but thats around here

 

The saginaw isn't a close ratio tranny, if we're talking about the ones that came in the early 3rd gens - They're junk.
Sounds like someone is trying to pull your leg into buying "a high performance close ratio tranny from the good ol' days of muscle cars"...

 

If I found one on my property, I would pay somebody to come pick it up and haul it off to the scrap yard.

So as far as I'm concerned, their value is negative. They basically ruined a bunch of perfectly good metal by shaping it into a Saggy.

 

i have had the trans for years.i had it in a c-10 truck.built 350,4:11 12 bolt rear 35-12.50 tires on 10 inch rims. i gave that truck pure hell.never had a bit of trouble with the trans.went through a couple clutches, even rung the lugs once.i guess its possible its not a saginaw.#s on case is 3925656 and all 3 levers are on the side cover.i do remember it came out of a 69 chevelle,396 375 hp.my cousin bought the car new,and wrecked it in like 6 months after getting it .trans was never changed.is there another trans that had the levers on the cover with these #s?went and looked at trans,tail housing #862254.cover #6261886,right side case#nf 0143.do these look right for a saginaw? thanks alot, jimmy

 

Sounds more like a Muncie then. That'd be worth something to someone who's restoring a chevelle. Hard to put into your Trans-am if you were thinking about that.
I don't know how to cross reference those numbers, so we'll wait for someone who can...

 

All 3 shift levers in side cover = Saginaw ( :barf: ); also, cast-iron case

Sounds like that's what you've got.

2 shift levers in side cover, 1 in extension housing, aluminum case, top of side cover straight with all bolts in line, 9 bolts in side cover = T-10

Shift levers and case same as T-10, top of side cover not straight with center bolt on an "ear", 7 bolts in side cover = Muncie

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From what I've seen over the years, Saginaws are kinda like T5's. I've seen some guys beat them to death with no trouble, but others go through them like underwear. A buddy of mine had one in a 72 Camaro with a mildly hopped up 350, and he managed to snap two mainshafts in a pretty short period of time. He bought the second mainshaft brand new, and I helped him put it in. I think he got about 6 months out of the new one. I remember being amazed that they broke like that. I've never seen a Muncie or a Super T10 snap a mainshaft. Saginaws are starting to be worth more these days though, since the Super T10's have gotten more expensive to come by, and the price of a good Muncie has skyrocketed. Personally, I wouldn't pay more than $200 for a Saginaw, and I'd only pay that much if it was 100% new and rebuilt.