I don't own a turbo Buick anymore (Sadly.. it was stolen and lit on fire), but you guys seem to be the best of the best in 2004r transmissions...
My current project car is a '66 Cadillac hearse, which now has a fuel injected 500ci Caddy engine. It weighs something over 6500 lbs without me, my tools, and other goodies in it. The engine puts out roughly 450 ft/lbs of torque, and 400 HP.
The TH-400 I had in it was poorly rebuilt by somebody, and lasted less than a year before falling apart. This time I want to build the trans myself (Never done it before, but I do engine machining for a living so I figure it can't be too bad), but I wanted to switch to something with overdrive. The 2004r is my best option because it has the proper bellhousing to bolt up to my engine.
So my question is, can a 2004r handle what I want to throw at it, and what do I need to do to make it do so?
My current project car is a '66 Cadillac hearse, which now has a fuel injected 500ci Caddy engine. It weighs something over 6500 lbs without me, my tools, and other goodies in it. The engine puts out roughly 450 ft/lbs of torque, and 400 HP.
The TH-400 I had in it was poorly rebuilt by somebody, and lasted less than a year before falling apart. This time I want to build the trans myself (Never done it before, but I do engine machining for a living so I figure it can't be too bad), but I wanted to switch to something with overdrive. The 2004r is my best option because it has the proper bellhousing to bolt up to my engine.
So my question is, can a 2004r handle what I want to throw at it, and what do I need to do to make it do so?