I am looking at one from these guys...

www.700r4.com

check out the conversion section for pricing...

Can supposedly handle enough power in a street car that will do low 11's...for $895 outright!

Any experience with these?

-Adam

 

Yep, and not real happy with them. Don't mean to flame them, but since you asked..... First tranny lasted less than yr.-within the warranty. On the second one, Steve, the owner claimed it failed because of overheating. And I have a be cool rad. with their 7 plate trk cooler in the rad. and an aux. cooler in front of the rad!!! He did rebld it, but then said thats the end of warranty because it's an overheating problem due to my driving conditions- I live in the mountains and that makes it overheat when I go up the hill!!! And my engine puts out too much power.(300rwhp at that time)!!!! BS!!!! He did shutup about the be cool rad. not working after he put in two temp sensors-one on the outgoing line and one on the pan-if outgoing is 200 deg. the pan will run 150deg. I had them do the install-lotsa problems there too! But I won't go into all that- it would take up too much room here. Sorry to rant, but if this will save you the aggravation that I went thru.....


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86 406

 

Damn...this is not what I wanted to hear. When I talked to someone there on the phone, he made it very clear that I needed to flush the trans cooler in the radiator and to use that in conjunction with an aftermarket cooler. I thought that was a bit overkill...

Anyone else have other experiences with this?

Thanks,

Adam

 

I have no personal experience, but I have also heard bad things about this guy from a reputable source. Why not go with Probuilt? You get what you pay for!

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1989 IROC-Z 5.7L
NOS 5151 150HP kit
ProBuilt 700R4, PI Vigilante 2800 stall lockup
Baer Brakes 12" Sport System

 

Actually, after looking at the website, the ProBuilt transmission do seem to be a good choice, however, they don't tell you what they use for internal components.

The one that I like so far is the Raptor

http://www.transmissioncenter.net/highperf700r4.htm

This trans comes with convertor for $1495. I like the fact that they tell you that they use Alto Red clutches and Kolene steels. They are one of the few that do, especially for the price.

What convinced you to go with the Probuilt trans?

-Adam

 

Complete description of parts in the rebuild of the Street/Strip 700R4.

"Front Pump"
Seal retainer
Seal, late design
Teflon bushing, late design
10-vane rotor w/vanes & slide assembly
Steel rings & priming spring (Trans-Go)
Pressure regulator valve, (Heavy duty)
Intermediate/reverse boost valve, (.296)
Main boost valve, (.500)
Stator support

"Clutches, Steels And Pressure Plates"
4 Reverse/input clutches, Borg-Warner .068
4 Reverse/input steels, Turbulator .078
5 Forward clutches, Borg-Warner .070
5 Forward steels .090
2 Overrun clutches, Borg-Warner .078
2 Overrun steels .092
8 3-4 clutches (Hi-Energy), Borg-Warner .080
8 3-4 steels Kolene; 7-.060, 1-.080
2 3-4 pressure plates .128
5 Low/reverse clutches, Borg-Warner .087
5 Low/reverse steels, Turbulator .078


"Other"
Input sprag (late design), Borg-Warner
Trans-Go (Hi-Rev) replacement forward springs & 3-4 springs
Input/output shaft seal (Viton)
2-4 band (Hi-Energy), Borg-Warner
2nd gear servo, Corvette
Low/reverse roller assembly (late design), Borg-Warner
Paper & rubber (gasket) kit w/new governor gear
Transmission filter (OEM)
Converter solenoid & governor filter
Bushing kit with 3 teflon
Thrust washer kit
Sealing ring kit
Bearing kit
Trans-Go Shift kit (Street/Strip)
Vamac 3 lip rear seal (prelubed)
New HD sun shell from GM
New rear planet
New GM reverse/input drum

Price on this is $1395.00 outright. Comes with a one warranty.
Give me a call if I can be of help?

 

Pro Built how would you have handled the problem with Drive it?

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383 86 Camaro Z28 ---1/4 mile et>13.65@103mph,,
10.5:1compression Dart Pro 1 Aluminum heads 215cc>2.05/1.60 valves,400 steel crank,cam specs:224/234 at 050 525/525 lift,3500 stall converter,shift kit,4.10 gears,770 Holley Avenger,Victor Jr. Intake,true dual exh,Hooker headers with 40 series Flowmasters,MSD Coil and Module.ALSO SECOND GEN Z28---mods:454 BBC,.546 max lift(doug herbert cam ) 750 Holley vac sec. ,Edelbrock Performer manifold,Holley electric fuel pump,Hooker headers,Flowmaster mufflers,beefed up 700r4 tranny, 3.90 gears, powertrax unit, B&M console shifter.

 

Dude, save yourself a major headache and go with pro-built.

I have a friend with a bow-tie overdrive tranny, and it doesn't shift nearly as hard or good as my pro-built. Bow-tie overdrives does believe in shift kits, and doesn't install them on their trannies. My friend is going to install one on his bow-tie tranny to make it run like my pro-built.

Save your headaches and go with pro-built.

 

The Pro-Built tranny looks good, but I have a few questions for the Pro-Built Rep.:

1. On the website the price is $1295 for the top one, and you said $1395? Which one is it?

2. What comes with the trans for $1395?

3. Why does ProBuilt use Kolene steels and not the Alto Red clutches? I hear the Alto ones are the best...?

4. How does your trans differ from the Raptor (http://www.transmissioncenter.net/highperf700r4.htm)

Just decided to ask on this thread so others can see too. I appreciate your taking the time to answer, as I have heard good things about your transmissions, but research is always a good idea before dropping a lot of cash.

-Adam

 

Two reasons for the price increase, my website that you are seeing now was put together in early 1999 (I am almost done with my new website)and cannot change prices or anything else for that matter. I also am doing more to the unit than ever before. For the $1395.00 you get everything stated above including 4 quarts of my Pro-Fluid. The Kolene steels are just that a heat treated steel (they will take more abuse). I use the Borg Warner Hi-Energy 3-4 clutches instead of the Red Altos, they give a better shift feel, take more heat, and have more holding power (capacity). If they will supply you a build list, then compare it against mine and I am sure it does not include everything that I put into mine. I give a one year (unlimited miles in that year) warranty. I do all of the work myself and each unit is custom built to match the torque converter/rear end gear ratio/camshaft/type of driving and vehicle it is going into.
Hope This Helps!!!