Metric 200 Trans
 

Approximately how much would a metric 200 Trans set up for a small block chevy application run to build for stock elim. if you provide your own core ?

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Joe,

Depends on who you deal with, I would say $1,400 to 2,500 for a good
one ... That's not a Mclay or Pro-trans , they are twice as much... Check with Jim Woods , I think he had a couple of them with Convertors for$ 2,500 That's a great deal , maybe he will sell just one ??? Good Luck & it's the way to go... Contact me if you need some help picking one....

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Try Thomas Arnett in Kentucky. His son Clay posts here.

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Yes, Arnett did ours as well. I think he can do one without any trick internals for around $1500 or so...without convertor of course.

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Give us a call sometime. 270-338-6325 Price range varies depending on what you want but a 200 can be done very reasonably.

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Is it possible to have a 350 input shaft in a 200 trans?

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yes, that is what I have

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Call Thomas Arnett. He does all my stuff (200's), they work great and last, and we're not easy on them. Plus he's a good guy.

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That's a fact Jack, Arnett builds a great 200 metric, I tried to break one for years and couldn't do it, over 300 passes.Dale H

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I like that suport brace . Whats the most popular first gear ratio 2.75 GM factory gear. Dose anyboby make a falward shift valve body or are they all reverse pattern .

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Mine's forward...P-R-N-3-2-1

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To make that work, you need a modified forward input drum, to accept that shaft, and a modified pump, to accept the stator shaft. Both the stator shaft and the input shaft are different.

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If you were in the salvage yard looking for a 200 to be modified for racing. Is one better than another or are they all the same? If there is a difference whats the best models to look for it in?

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I suppose a V8 car, if it has the original transmission, might be better. It is highly unlikely to find an original Metric 200 in the car it came in at this point, production ceased a long time ago. Maybe a Malibu, if you happened to find an old 305 V8 car with low miles in great shape.

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look at 76-87 v6 G bodys /some of the V8 cars had them too--some 76-about 82 Fbodys maybe an Olds/Impala from the same era-- they are out there you just hafta find an older car--- maybe even buy the whole car if you can find a clunker "real cheap" -- even some Isuzu cars had them ---overall usually found in low HP lighter weight vehicles

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Thanks guys. I have access to a salvage yard that went out of business in the early 90's. Its like walking through the jungle now but there are a ton of cars there. Next time I am down that way I will see what I can find.

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Thanks Alan. I responded to your email to Oliver Connecting Rods about torque specs for our bolts. Let me know if you guys need anything.

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Yeah Bobby, I sent a reply, not sure if you got it. Thanks.

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not sure whats in that yard but look at full size olds /Pontiac/buick with V6 engines lotsa them had 200's some of the V8's did too--Camaro/Fbird from 77-to maybe 81-2 ---lotsa Gbody V6 from about 77-80-81--- watch the bellhousing bolt patterns I assume you want a Chevy they made lotsa them BOP bolt pattern !!!!! also S-10S-15 2 wheel driv0 vehicles but they mostly used the 60* V6 smaller bolt pattern and bellhousings too kinda looks like a standard Chevy one--all in all its gonna be hit or miss some cars may of had em others got something else you will just have to look--FED387

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Never got it. We've been having issues with our email during our network change over.

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I had a 305 El Camino.....78 or 79...It had a Metric trans in it.

I swapped in a T-350 when the 200 started going bad and it really slowed that car down. I raced it in street et before and after the trans change. A total dog with the T-350......engine had wrong stuff on it for the rear gear and the trans swap aggravated it.....

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I would think that the lower gear ratios of the TH-200 really helped the lower HP 305. The TH-200 has a 2.75 1st, while the TH-350 is 2.52. Plus the added rotating weight that the TH-350 has as well. That's probably why the car was a dog after the swap.

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Yes on both accounts.

I rebuilt the engine. Put to big a cam in it and the intake was also a poor choice. It had very a very high rear gear in it and add all that up and it was incredibly slow.

I shallow staged it the first time I raced it......used only first and second and the next time I raced it....I deep staged it and had it stalled as high as it would go and just let go of the brake.....I was hitting good Rt's like that...
I think it slowed down about 1 second with those changes.

Way too slow for me.....17 seconds. I was in between racecars and did it for fun...

Lost in the semis by .001 pedaling with the radio on and looking out the back window....LOL

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[QUOTE=Rob Petrie E395;422695]If you were in the salvage yard looking for a 200 to be modified for racing. Is one better than another or are they all the same? If there is a difference whats the best models to look for it in?[/QUO

200-C is what I have been told and look for the later ones that have the input shaft extension for the lock-up converter

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The 200-C was first released in 1981. There were several fixes in that series of transmissions, including an improved servo assembly and 3rd gear circuit, and an improved pump assembly. From 1981 through 1988 the basic transmission was the same.

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Turbo Action makes a forward shift manual valve body.

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[quote=G Anderson;423044]
Yes, and the plug for the lock up wiring.
We just chop the nub off the input shaft with a cut off wheel.
Some of the early models had a large, single piston servo which can be used in a real low budget build.

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Would a metric 200 from a '76 Chevy 305 work as a decent core for a small block stock elim. application ?

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Yes ,it would be fine.
I just took in an early Chevy T 200 nice working core this morning.
I can build someone a nice budget starter unit just like the one in Tibor's car...Turbo Action valve body..forward or reverse, low drag tricks, etc

$1000 plus shipping ...paid for in advance.
Let me know if someone wants it.
Call or write, text

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Could I use a 200 in my BBC 396/325 65 Impala I am building? Weight would be 3800-4100 lb car. I have a TH 350 I plan on putting in the car- just wondering?

Will Lamprecht 65 Impala I/SA in progress

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I can give you a definite answer on that....
Maybe!

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A friend put one behind a 455 Buick GS Stocker
Lasted about 10 passes, before it grenaded in the lights

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That car was 3700 lbs. I was in other lane, got a flat rear tire in the lights. Not fun.

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I forgot that part of the story, Mr Bender
How are you sir?

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It all depends on Who builds it, I have had no- problems with Sepanek for over 12 years.. My car weights 3850 # , did have a crack housing once & that's the weakest link with those old housing ? Yes, the brace helps but if you lose a rear-end . First thing to check is Trans housing & tranny gears,
sprags ...

Good luck, go with a good tranny guy and be done with it.. Metric -200 is the way to go, do the math ? If you buy a T-350 or glide you still have to buy a lower first gear ??? The Metic 200 comes with a 275 first gear, you just saved $500 , so $1000-1200 doesn't look bad at all .... Also , 50-60 lbs lighter , what's not to like ??? Way more racer are using them and not saying anything, what does that tell you !!!!

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Thomas Arnett runs one of his 200's in his big block '69 Camaro Stocker...best pass so far is a 9.89 I believe.

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IF you are going to run a metric in a heavier car,(3600lbs.and up) i would spend the extra $300. or so and get the good bellhousing put on it from the start.

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What manufacturer makes bellhousings for the 200 ? Can you get one for a BOP case ?

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i believe the jw bell has both patterns

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purchased two J W Bell's about $330