will it take it

well i pick up a blown 700r4 gm trans its a art carr going build it with pro built kit they say they can handle 700hp .. i'm going to see what kind of power it will take i have three cars first one has 490 hp by wallace racing calculutor it runs 11.50 at 115 #3870, second has 625 by wallace racing and runs 10.40 @ 129 and the third 710 hp by wallace racing and runs 9.46 @ 140.. the first is a bbf running a 700r4 and has many passes winning hot rod drag week quickest street rod 2009 2010 plus lots of testing.. will keep u posted on this build will take a few week to get thing going but by the end of the summer should know

good luck a 700R4 has the durability of a potatoe chip!
Frank

I dont know about the torque of a bbf but i know for a fact a couple of 8 sec grand nationals that use the art carr stuff.

whatbumper wrote:I dont know about the torque of a bbf but i know for a fact a couple of 8 sec grand nationals that use the art carr stuff.

Don't they typicaly use a 200r4? I've heard the 200's are considered better than the 700's? Plus turbo stuff is a little different than a N/A big inch motor.

dfree383 wrote:

whatbumper wrote:I dont know about the torque of a bbf but i know for a fact a couple of 8 sec grand nationals that use the art carr stuff.

Don't they typicaly use a 200r4? I've heard the 200's are considered better than the 700's? Plus turbo stuff is a little different than a N/A big inch motor.

Yep, my head was up my ass. I was at a stupid high school graduation practice when I replied that.

i know that they say a 700 can take must power but in the club im in they are doing it quite well. dont get me wrong im not a gm lover but i do like all fast cars and if there chevy well that ok to. and i do have a 700r4 behind a 472 bbf and is doing find. i have taken the 700 apart and this is what i found the pump is trashed something got in there and eat it up.. 3-4 clutch is smoked which is the norm on a 700 reverse imput clutch is gone and the low reverse clutch. during the inspection i had the converter cut open can believe the all the trash in there it looks like a bad weld job on the convertor there is welding spatter every were. im thinking that the converter put metal thru the pump and took it out and with a lost of pressure the clutches too. having the converter restalled to 3500 it was a billet 4500 lockup the clutch in that thing is huge also remachine the pump halves will try to get some pic on the puter