'83 Bird with a th350
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Car: 1984 Firebird T/A
Engine: 406sbc
Transmission: TH400
Axle/Gears: Moser 9"
'83 Bird with a th350
So my buddy told me that her 1983 bird cam with a th350 stock. I didnt think they ever put them in the 3rd gens. She is up in canada so maybe a canadian model? Can someone shed some light on this please?
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Car: 88 V6 'bird/89TBI bird/85 T/A
Engine: 2.8/TBI/TPI
Transmission: V8 T-5/700R4 x2
Axle/Gears: 3.42 open/2.73 open/ 3.27 9 bolt
Re: '83 Bird with a th350
It would be a TH200. It will say "METRIC" on the oil pan. It will have a hole in the back of the transmission housing for the torque arm to mount. The tailshaft will be one piece with the entire transmission case, instead of the 4 bolts to hold the tailshaft housing on.
The TH350 has NONE of those qualities. If someone put one in, at a minimun it will have a custom, aftermarket bracket to hook the torque arm up.
Lots of people think TH350 because it was a 3 speed auto. They forget about the crappy TH250 trannies used in the Skyhawks and Monzas and the crappier TH200 3 speeds used in all kinds of cars in the 80s. I even had one in a Delta 88 once!
The TH350 has NONE of those qualities. If someone put one in, at a minimun it will have a custom, aftermarket bracket to hook the torque arm up.
Lots of people think TH350 because it was a 3 speed auto. They forget about the crappy TH250 trannies used in the Skyhawks and Monzas and the crappier TH200 3 speeds used in all kinds of cars in the 80s. I even had one in a Delta 88 once!
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