Hello, I am currently looking to get a new transmission for my Camaro, and I will readily admit that I know next to nothing about transmissions, so I will ask a few questions, thank you in advance for any help.

First off, someone told me that there were two variations of the 700r4 put into the Camaro depending on what year. My car is a 1991, and I am looking for a core to get rebuilt and was curious as to what range of years the 700r4 would be a direct bolt in to my car with the same lines, driveshafts, yokes, etc.

Alright, more questions (all these questions apply to what the OEM car would have, in case I just decide to purchase a new unit):

-Valve body style: Automatic, Full Manual or Auto/Manual
-Shift Pattern : Forward or Reverse
-Lockup: Y or N
-Tailshaft length:



These questions are in reference to a torque converter:

What is the stall rating on an OEM converter?
Bolt Circle: 10.75 or 11.50
Crank Pilot Diam: 1.703 or .825
and does it matter if it is Furnace Brazed or not?

Again, I apologize for all the questions, but thank you in advance.

 

'88-'92 are the best years. All years are direct bolt-ins, aside from there being 4 different versions. All have the same mount pad, cooler line locations, et cetera. The 4 are 2WD V6, 4WD V6, 2WD V8 and 4WD V8. We're only considering the 2WD V8 version, which also goes with the 4.3L V6. All other GM V6s use a different bellhousing pattern. 4WD versions use a different tailshaft. There are no choices of tailshaft length, other than 2wD or 4WD. This isn't a lame old TH350. Keep the lockup feature. 10.75" bolt circle. 1.7" pilot Brazed is better than not-brazed.

 

Thank you so much! All that info was great!

The only reason I ask about the tailshaft length, is on summit, when I go through their transmission selections, even narrowing out the 4wd ones, and etc, there are still 3 options for tailshaft length available that they say go to my car.

7.5, 7.25 and 6.5...

Any input on that?

EDIT: Also, for the converter, what stall rating should I go with? It's a daily driver that sees the occasional weekend at the strip. So I would gladly take drive-ability over ETs. So I would like to go with the OEM stall rating, but I'm not sure what that is also, there are some advertised with an "Anti-Ballooning Plate." What is that, and do I want it haha?
Sorry, I ask so many questions, I just want to get this right lol

 

Anti-balloon is for repeated use of large doses of nitrous.
For daily driveability, a B&M TorkMaster2000 is tough to beat for a mild 305 or 350.
Why even consider ordering a 700R-4 from Summit? BTO's level 2 is a better result than anything Summit offers, at a lower cost to you, and I'm still using one I bought used more than 140,000 miles ago, which has put a full-weight '88 IROC-Z in the low 10s.
There are only 2 output lengths for ANY 700R-4: 2wd or 4wd. Period. anything else is mis-information.

 

Oh, no. I wasn't planning on buying one from Summit. I just like using their site to see the different options that go with a car and everything, it's much more convenient than any other site IMO.

Thank you for the info though! I have a few different options right now, a BTO level 2 is one of the top choices though.