chrismoose17 Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 i have a 79 280ZX which origionally was a 5spd. i was wondering what would be a better transmission to use in my ZX the turbo 400 or the 700r? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spdsk8r Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 I have the 700R4 in my 79 ZX and I am very happy with it. At 70 on the highway I am running just under 3000 rpm. I just can't imagine not having that overdrive. First gear in the 700R4 is a stump puller, very hard to keep the tires from spinning. If I was to do it over again, I think I would use the 200-4R. A little more docile first gear and lighter weight. A local tranny shop said they would sell me a rebuilt 200-4R set up for my specific application for $1200. I'm thinking hard about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zfan Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 No doubt go with either the 700r4 or the 200r4. Either way you will be much happier than if you go with a non Overdrive tranny. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandonsZ Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 200-4r http://www.200raptor.com/ 700r-4 http://www.fourthgearinc.com/Technical_Info.htm In case you want a real race car (manual) Tremec http://www.5speedtransmissions.com/ <-- with this you can chose the gears and could have a .50 5th! That'd be a nice cruzer in 5th at 80mph. I am going with the 200-4r I'm almost certain .67 4th the 700r4 had .70. 3-speed is fine the only problem is fining a rear end for the datsun that is lower than 3.36, something in the 2's would be necessary for the TH350/TH400 to work without screeming on the freeway. 700r4 and 2004r are ok for freeway speeds with a 3.36 rear. I'd still like to see a smaller ratio in mine, but this is a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com 200 4r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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