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Isn't that expecting a bit much from GM? I still remember driving an early 80s Chevy rental car that would "shift and shudder" at around 45 mph. At the time I thought it was just an overly tall axle ratio, but it was probably a combo of shifting in to 4th and locking the converter at the same time. Very crude ways to achieve higher EPA estimates back then.
At that time, I owned a mid-70's Buick Regal with a TH350, and it was a breath of fresh air compared to the early 80s crap.
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'Drive' is what most everyone typically puts their vehicle in w/o thinking about it to go forward unless they were doing something out of the ordinary in which case they selected a lower gear. They aren't typically thinking about how the gear selection is ID'd or labeled.... It is/was the 1st forward selection/option after neutral. On corporate mass-scale calibrated vehicles that were equipped w/OD transmissions, just doing so worked since it automatically transitioned to that final gear & actuated the lock-up for the converter. Vehicles that were altered from the mass-calibrated standard & aftermarket set-ups, not so much. They required the original 'DRIVE' or 3rd gear. Call it whatever you need to.
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I mean, >99% of drivers just want to put it in gear and go! And use lower gears only in the mountains, if they even understand that concept.
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Well that was one more thing that didn't go well. When I said you better start saving for a new transmission because when it fails I wasn't going to pay for the repair. It did and I didn't.
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I bet there's just as many of us that know as there are of those that don't believe it or pay attention enough to realize.
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The couple of 700r’s I’ve had I always shifted to OD above 50-55. If not, in stock form your not likely to get very long from them. ( although your Not likely to get very long from them to begin with if you use your truck as a truck in my opinion)
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At lower town speeds manual or off is the choice and when you are doing highway speeds it will auto kick in about 40 mph or you can kick it in manually if you choose at or above 40 mph. The way the GV works, is at 40 plus mph it will engage via the signal from the speed generator, not before. The hydraulic pump pressure must be correct. Once engaged it will stay engaged down to about 20 mph until the speed generator signal says no more via the controller. As long as you stay above 20 mph you can select lower gears and make use of the .78 O.D. This is why GV markets it as a Under/Overdrive and are extremely popular. |
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My coworker worker had a bone stock 86 silverado with a 305/700r4 in it.Had no problems drove it daily to work and all over on the weekends for about the last 5 years.He said he thinks he put over 100,000 miles on it in them 5 years with no real problems.He decided to put in a 350 engine from ATK.He is on his third transmission in less than a year.
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I think I'm permanently talked out of a 700-R4.
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Pretty sad, huh? My buddy with the 37 Chevy paid around $900 for a rebuilt 700R4 including converter. It's probably totally stock with standard rebuilder parts. I set up the TV cable, but I have to wonder how long the internals will last behind a 350 with probably >350 hp. It's been working OK for 2-3 years now, but I doubt it has 2,000 miles on it.
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The shifter was labeled. P/R/N/D/2/1 Many being 3rd gen f bodies The 7004r jumps out of o/d with any type of throttle input stock , anything more than 1/4 throttle and it drop down to 3rd. You had to rework the transmission to floor it and keep it in 4th gear. Anyone that has tried to do a high speed highway dash , with a vehicle with the 7004r knows this. |
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On the cars and trucks with the 700R4 that I've seen, there are 4 forward gears shown on the shift indicator: OD/D/2/1. BTW, this is what I was referring to as the selector shaft, aka shift shaft. This trans may nor be a 700R4, but you get the idea.
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All 700r4 gear indicators came like this
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To make it clear this discussion is about a transmission that hasn't been built since 1992, or 29 years ago. I agree they had issues. However a lot has been changed since then.
One could build a 700r4 (What GM has called a 4L60 for decades now) using updated parts from a modern 4L60E transmission. Also note that a lot of the issues with, lock up hunting, were installed in vehicles with high differential ratios. Typically not an issue with the vintage trucks were are dealing with on this forum. I still think they make great transmissions for retrofitting to our old trucks. You can and add a forth gear lock up switch, in series, to the control wiring if it bothers you. I have had several conversions and it was a simple as putting it in drive and go. I never had to worry about leaving it in drive and forgetting to shift to OD. If you are using the 1987 through 1992 transmission you should have no issues if the transmission if it was built correctly. Rick Last edited by Accelo; 03-22-2021 at 03:44 AM. |
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First one was rebuilt at a shop he took it in several times after they rebuilt it and they never got it to shift correctly.The second one was a monster transmission that was actually rebuilt by moveras that sells them to monster transmission then monster marks up the price.He installed the transmission then paid a mechanic to come over and adjust the tv cable.It would never shift past second gear and puked atf every where.The third one is coming from monster again after he paid lawyer to talk to them.They claim this one is being rebuilt at their shop in Florida where they are supposed to be.My project 66 has a 700 r4 in it unfortunately.My 72 has a turbo 350 that will never leave unless it's being rebuilt and put back in.
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03-21-2021, 09:42 PM | #69 |
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You just need a good rebuilder. I had a 700 done many years ago and it lasted for 13 tire-chirping years until the engine in front of it developed trouble. If done right they will last. GM made millions of them, and I haven't seen any lemon law activity about them.
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Good thread with lots of info and options
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Anybody in South or North Carolina that doesn't like there 700r4 can give it to me. I'll come and pick it up.
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It all depends on what you want and what you are going to do with it. Either way is good. If you already have a good working th350 then why not go with GV. That would probably be the the fastest way to add OD. Another option is just change the gear ratio if is just a cruiser and not wanting to spend much.
Now as the 700r4 goes, I have one that is well built behind a big block, and I like it. But spent some money on it too. From billet shafts, billet t/q, changed 1st gear ratio, and built it to the 4l65 specs.
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"700r4 has an edge due to the lock up converter"
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I had a TH350C behind a 305 in an 82 C10. But with a 2.56 axle ratio (!), 29" tires, and 55 mph speed limits back in the early 1990s, I rarely locked up the converter except on long flat or downhill stretches of highway. It was a terrible combo, but it let GM claim higher MPG. The TH350C probably would have worked OK with a 3.08 or higher numerically axle. Heck, even 2.73 would have been a "performance" ratio in that truck! And a 350 with 20% more torque might have worked with a 2.73 axle.
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I installed one in front of my Gearvendor. The converter lockup drops the RPMs at 60 mph 250 RPM.
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