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Old 03-03-2014, 01:23 PM   #22
Jim Kaekel
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Default Re: Metric 200 Trans

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Originally Posted by Rich Biebel View Post
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.....
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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