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Best Gearbox& T/case behind 350 chev
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 12:16 pm
by polcat
Hi Guys, just polling where to go here, have to tickle up the motor and whilst it is out a 5 speed box would be great, what is the best box and t/case to use for this?
it is to go in a 55 (same mountings as a 40)
help appreciated.
cheers
SB
Re: Best Gearbox& T/case behind 350 chev
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 2:56 pm
by Jerry
Sig is a local 350 expert
may be worth pm'ing him
Re: Best Gearbox& T/case behind 350 chev
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:16 pm
by skid
leave whats in there
will be fine
been done a million times over with hardly any issues
then you can spend more money on a nice air filter and HEI and high torque starter etc etc etc
Re: Best Gearbox& T/case behind 350 chev
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:25 pm
by rokhound
Do you want best or most cost effective (bang for buck)?
If you want to biff massive dollars at it, go with a saginaw 5 speed and atlas transfer case, Won't be much change from $15k though I would think.
Or otherwise 5speed from a 60 series 2H or 80 series 12H and transfer to suit.
Re: Best Gearbox& T/case behind 350 chev
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:56 pm
by polcat
rokhound wrote:Do you want best or most cost effective (bang for buck)?
If you want to biff massive dollars at it, go with a saginaw 5 speed and atlas transfer case, Won't be much change from $15k though I would think.
Or otherwise 5 speed from a 60 series 2H or 80 series 12H and transfer to suit.
Most cost effective, I know where there is a recon 60 box, just something that makes the getting there a bit cheaper, the old 4 speed is ok but reduces range on that front
cheers
SB
Re: Best Gearbox& T/case behind 350 chev
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:00 pm
by skid
polcat wrote:rokhound wrote:Do you want best or most cost effective (bang for buck)?
If you want to biff massive dollars at it, go with a saginaw 5 speed and atlas transfer case, Won't be much change from $15k though I would think.
Or otherwise 5 speed from a 60 series 2H or 80 series 12H and transfer to suit.
Most cost effective, I know where there is a recon 60 box, just something that makes the getting there a bit cheaper, the old 4 speed is ok but reduces range on that front
cheers
SB
what range are ya looking for
my old 4 speed could easily do 180kph on highway with more to go
all day in bush in 3rd low, never needed to use any other gears, but theres a few more to choose
cost effectiveness ???
get an adapter for the 4 speed relatively cheap coz everyones done it, or spend a bit more on adapter for something thats not been done much.
take a trip out to Howat Engineering in Naenae and chat to Brian about the costings of different adapters for a tree fiddy to a range of different gearboxes, then you will at least have a some base prices etc etc etc
Re: Best Gearbox& T/case behind 350 chev
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:30 pm
by Sadam_Husain
unless you want to throw unnessecary money at it then stick with the 4 speed box you've got, theres thousands of crusiers running 350's through them
if your gearbox is farked look for a 4 or 5 speed cruiser box with a stronger split transfercase on it