TURBO 400 and Gearvendors

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Oct 2, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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Anyone install a turbo 400 with a Gearvendors unit in 3rd gen? Any sugestions before I get started? I hope I can keep my console and not cut up bottom of car too bad.
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Oct 3, 2009 | 08:49 AM
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a 4L80E is easier. But either way, call Jegs and get their Jegs-brand torque arm. It fits well when putting a GV behind a 4L60E in a 4th gen.
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Oct 3, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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Thanks for info. I currently have no torque arm, I have old school southside lift bars. they work decent. 1.40 best 60'. I would like to go back to torque arm in future.
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Oct 3, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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You might like the adjustable version. Either way, the front end is still a bit farther rearward than a stock arm, so you get a bit more of that effect that those lift bars give you, compared to a stock torque arm.
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Oct 3, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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so there is a mount available to connect it to the rear or the gearvendor once it installed behind the turbo 400? How long is this torque arm?
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Oct 5, 2009 | 10:48 AM
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No, it doesn't attach to the GV, it has a bracket that's an excellent fit into the driveshaft tunnel, it's about a foot long so it really spreads the forces well, too.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Jegster/550/40097/10002/-1
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Jan 20, 2010 | 07:53 PM
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Turbo 400 and gearvendor are installed. Fit great! Just got driveshaft back from denny's an now having a new tranny crossmember made. I did have to drill a hole in tunnel to run speedo cable inside to prevent binding. Can't wait to try it, but will be a while since it is salt covered on roads in Elkhart, IN.
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Jan 21, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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I would like to see some pics of this! Sounds awesome!
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Jan 21, 2010 | 05:38 PM
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Sure, i will send pics. I have car at local fab shop getting new cage and the crossmember made. I wll send them once i get car back.
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Jan 29, 2010 | 08:53 PM
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post the pics of it all. i am considering a thm400 and gear vendors in the future and would like to see the fab crossmember and torque arm bracket. thinking of a 454ci swap out later on.
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Apr 7, 2010 | 10:10 AM
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Quote: Sure, i will send pics. I have car at local fab shop getting new cage and the crossmember made. I wll send them once i get car back.
Any updates?
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Apr 7, 2010 | 10:25 AM
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Sorry I haven't posted pics of the gearvendor install yet. Car is back in my garage with k-member out. I want to post a good pic once I get motor back and get it raised on hoist. Just fyi though, I am not running a torque arm currently. I can assure you the gearvendors fit. I have old school southside lift bars currently. I think if you were going to run a torque arm, you would need to consider a short one like the jegster unit. Might be another month or so before I can get a clear pic taken. I will post it though.
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Apr 7, 2010 | 11:28 AM
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I won't need to worry about a torque arm, because my car has a 4-link.
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Apr 7, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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Here is the only pic I have so far. I took it while the car was still on a lift before we sent it out to get a crossmember made. I have a wooden block holding it up in the pic. Hope this gives you an idea.
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