Originally Posted By: Oldswagon
Originally Posted By: lexus114
I dont know why you feel as though you need to defend some of GM`s biggest flops,I.E the Pontiac Turbo Trans-am?
First off, I didn't defend the car, just saying which applications used the TH200-4R. Second, I think you are getting mixed up, I am refering to the 1989 Turbo Trans Am, which essentially used the GNX drivetrain in the Trans Am. Not the early 80's 301 Turbo POS, which BTW did not use a 4 Speed OD transmission. The 1989 Trans Am ran 0-60 in 5.4 seconds, with a 161 MPH top speed packing the TH200-4R.
Here is the car I was talking about that used the TH200-4R:
http://www.carthrottle.com/retrospective-1989-pontiac-20th-anniversary-turbo-trans-am/
Originally Posted By: 440Magnum
It was a B-O-P (Buick/Olds/Pontiac) bellhousing transmission and therefore never went behind a Chevrolet engine... ever.
440Magnum, I agree with everything you said, except for the above. Most TH200-4Rs were actually multi-fit bell housings, where they had BOP and Chevrolet bolt patterns. There were supposedly some BOP only ones, but all the ones I owned were multi-fit. Further, this transmission was behind Chev engines in the all 4-spd auto Monte Carlos and some years of the Caprice from the factory.
Yeah, I had a thought after I posted that they went behind the Oldsmodiesels too, so I started digging and discovered that they also went behind chevy-pattern engines. Generally a good transmission, and I always wondered why there was even a place for the 700R4 in the lineup... although it turned out fine in the end. Just had some serious teething pains.
It was also a bad idea to even call it a 200R4, because (obviously) so many people still confuse it with the TH200. As I understand it there's virtually no part in common between the two.
Originally Posted By: lexus114
I dont know why you feel as though you need to defend some of GM`s biggest flops,I.E the Pontiac Turbo Trans-am?
First off, I didn't defend the car, just saying which applications used the TH200-4R. Second, I think you are getting mixed up, I am refering to the 1989 Turbo Trans Am, which essentially used the GNX drivetrain in the Trans Am. Not the early 80's 301 Turbo POS, which BTW did not use a 4 Speed OD transmission. The 1989 Trans Am ran 0-60 in 5.4 seconds, with a 161 MPH top speed packing the TH200-4R.
Here is the car I was talking about that used the TH200-4R:
http://www.carthrottle.com/retrospective-1989-pontiac-20th-anniversary-turbo-trans-am/
Originally Posted By: 440Magnum
It was a B-O-P (Buick/Olds/Pontiac) bellhousing transmission and therefore never went behind a Chevrolet engine... ever.
440Magnum, I agree with everything you said, except for the above. Most TH200-4Rs were actually multi-fit bell housings, where they had BOP and Chevrolet bolt patterns. There were supposedly some BOP only ones, but all the ones I owned were multi-fit. Further, this transmission was behind Chev engines in the all 4-spd auto Monte Carlos and some years of the Caprice from the factory.
Yeah, I had a thought after I posted that they went behind the Oldsmodiesels too, so I started digging and discovered that they also went behind chevy-pattern engines. Generally a good transmission, and I always wondered why there was even a place for the 700R4 in the lineup... although it turned out fine in the end. Just had some serious teething pains.
It was also a bad idea to even call it a 200R4, because (obviously) so many people still confuse it with the TH200. As I understand it there's virtually no part in common between the two.
