s10rodder
11-22-2002, 10:09 AM
Any opinions on these? I\'m looking for a way to have over drive for highway cruising, but I\'m a little scared about using a 700r4 because when all is said and done I\'ll probably have about 500hp at the flywheel, and then I\'m adding a 150hp nitrous plate system. My truck with stock heads (but bigger valves, springs, screw in studs etc.) and a big flat tappet cam exploded a TH350\'s bellhousing. Now I\'ve got a TH400 behind AFR aluminum heads and a big roller cam. I\'m worried a 700r4 won\'t hold up, besides the big 1st to 2nd gear spacing they have. I know the GV unit is a little phttp://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/smileJap.gify, but compared to a BUILT 700r4, plus considering all the effort saved by not having to change any wiring, pull the tranny, buy a new shifter, etc. for the GV unit, it seems like a pretty even option, phttp://www.s10v8.com/images/smilies/smileJap.gif wise. Plus, these things are said to handle 1200hp, while the strongest 700r4s I\'ve seen advertised (Jet Performance, etc.) can only handle 450hp. Has anyone ever used one of these on the track? I\'ve heard that, theoretically, having the over drive in every gear means quicker ETs because you can keep rpms up in the power band by having more gears. Any opinions or suggestions?