DO ya think a turbo 400 would have to have a lot of work done??

JT557 December 5th 2010, 2:41 pm

puttin a tur. 400 behind a 557cu. wonder if i need a lot whatcha, think??????

cool40 December 5th 2010, 2:57 pm

no,just wont bolt up.a c6 will and is as strong. Very Happy

richter69 December 5th 2010, 3:08 pm

do it right and put a glide in it................ Wink

JT557 December 5th 2010, 3:32 pm

richter69 wrote:do it right and put a glide in it................

You keep hittin me with that dam glide, I know about the glide,but for now it's the 400 give me a chance with it dangit.....

JT557 December 5th 2010, 3:35 pm

cool40 wrote:no,just wont bolt up.a c6 will and is as strong.

Yeah I know you got to cut off the old bell then ,bolt new blow proof sertified bell to trans pump, then you can bolt in...

cool40 December 5th 2010, 11:26 pm

again! a c6 will fill your bill and will bolt in. Very Happy

'65 T-BOLT December 5th 2010, 11:34 pm

I prefer a manual trans!

whatbumper December 6th 2010, 12:06 am

Couple things here.

More torque with first gear ratios that low
less wheel speed so it makes suspension stuff harder
same cost for the stuff to bolt a glide in

Stay C6 or go Glide.....................unless you just got a hell of a deal on the 400. but then I would just sell it and put a glide in it.

When I finally get smart and get away from the turbo stuff I am going with a BBF on juice with a 1.40 low turboglide from Rossler.

cool40 December 6th 2010, 12:26 am

whatbumper wrote:Couple things here.

More torque with first gear ratios that low
less wheel speed so it makes suspension stuff harder
same cost for the stuff to bolt a glide in

Stay C6 or go Glide.....................unless you just got a hell of a deal on the 400. but then I would just sell it and put a glide in it.

When I finally get smart and get away from the turbo stuff I am going with a BBF on juice with a 1.40 low turboglide from Rossler.

x2 aamen!

JT557 December 6th 2010, 1:18 am

I just can't get away from that darn glide , I do understand about te glide's performance,although,I cant stress enough that i just did'nt like the way it made my 350 chevy(I know ,i just cursed) run , was'nt pullin enough ,compared to the 350 turbo with a shift pack and hays clutches,maybe as i test and tune it all together , I'll keep the glide on the back shelf...

cool40 December 6th 2010, 1:27 am

JT557 wrote:I just can't get away from that darn glide , I do understand about te glide's performance,although,I cant stress enough that i just did'nt like the way it made my 350 chevy(I know ,i just cursed) run , was'nt pullin enough ,compared to the 350 turbo with a shift pack and hays clutches,maybe as i test and tune it all together , I'll keep the glide on the back shelf...

that 350 didnt have the torque a stock 460 has. Laughing

whitefield December 6th 2010, 1:26 pm

Whats wrong with you people running a turbo 400 or 350 in your Ford. The c-6 is better than any 400 turdo ever thought about being.

C-4 700 hp
C-6 700hp to 1500 hp
Glide 500 hp to 2000 hp

In your case since your not going with the glide the c-6 would be your best option.

72mav December 6th 2010, 4:04 pm

And you wont blow a C6 like a 400 either. The Glide and BBF was a match made in HEAVEN. The 400 is a good trans dont get me wrong. But it has its limits. They are great for a small-block/street setup. But with the BBF torque you dont need the 3rd gear.

Ask Frank Merkel about the 400's. He will tell ya about them. He dont beleive in the Glides though. Mainly because its a GM trans. And hes strictly a FORD guy. Very Happy

whitefield December 6th 2010, 6:05 pm

I am strictly ford as well! I have run Franks valve bodies in c-6 tranmissions that I have built for my customers and no one can touch his valve bodies or transmissions.

jones December 6th 2010, 6:10 pm

If you want a 400 just go straight to this guy.

http://www.rosslertrans.com/Th400%20options2.htm

I'll go ahead and tell you he is not going to recomend the first two series of build for a BBF. Plus remember that you have to either cut the bellhousing off, adapter plate and flex plate.

All cars with 600 or more fly wheel horse power must run SFI safety blanket or transmission shield

Cars that are street driven should always fallow NHRA safety guide lines.

3 speed and overdrive transmissions: Caution never shift into neutral position at high speeds. This will cause internal components of the transmission to rotate 2 and ½ times faster than your finish line RPM. (Example, If your car’s finish line RPM is 7,500 RPM’S and the Transmission is shifted to neutral then the internal components will spin at 15,000 RPM’s THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! The parts are spinning so fast, they can explode, turning your transmission into a shrapnel type bomb possibly causing bodily injury and death.

On full competition transmissions with manual valve bodies or transmission brake down shifting to second will cause the same reaction. This also is very dangerous and not recommended.

On all ROSSLER TH210 transmissions and some specialty built transmission’s equipped with our billet high gear drum with specific modifications, can safely be shifted to neutral at high speeds

badnotch December 9th 2010, 7:13 am

i run a th-400 and its 100 % stock other then a brake and i have less then $ 1200 and ive gone 9.02 @ 154 + and i weight 3330#,s and sixty 1.26 all day long with stock suspension so do what you feel is right its all about your pocket book and rossler isnt the only person who can build you a killer 400 cheers

bbf-falcon December 9th 2010, 11:46 am

JT557 wrote:I just can't get away from that darn glide , I do understand about te glide's performance,although,I cant stress enough that i just did'nt like the way it made my 350 chevy(I know ,i just cursed) run , was'nt pullin enough ,compared to the 350 turbo with a shift pack and hays clutches,maybe as i test and tune it all together , I'll keep the glide on the back shelf...

There is alot of difference between a 350 GM and a BBF. If you insist a 3 speed,the C4/C6 would be my choice,but NOW,I prefer a Glide w/my setup. My car 60' 1.25 w/loose converter and I cant imagine the violence w/launch if I had the low gear of a 3 speed.

whitefield December 9th 2010, 12:00 pm

So 100% stock meaning no extra clutches and no thrust washers changed to torrington bearings no deep pan , with stock clutches. All you have is a stock trans with valve bodie and bellhousing?

lghting94 December 9th 2010, 12:57 pm

badnotch wrote:i run a th-400 and its 100 % stock other then a brake and i have less then $ 1200 and ive gone 9.02 @ 154 + and i weight 3330#,s and sixty 1.26 all day long with stock suspension so do what you feel is right its all about your pocket book and rossler isnt the only person who can build you a killer 400

Something sounds a bit fishy here $1200 for a stock th400???????

richter69 December 9th 2010, 1:58 pm

lghting94 wrote:
badnotch wrote:i run a th-400 and its 100 % stock other then a brake and i have less then $ 1200 and ive gone 9.02 @ 154 + and i weight 3330#,s and sixty 1.26 all day long with stock suspension so do what you feel is right its all about your pocket book and rossler isnt the only person who can build you a killer 400

Something sounds a bit fishy here $1200 for a stock th400???????

but it has a transbrake in it .............dollar for dollar a c6 will whip a T400's ass........

jones December 9th 2010, 5:58 pm

badnotch wrote:i run a th-400 and its 100 % stock other then a brake and i have less then $ 1200 and ive gone 9.02 @ 154 + and i weight 3330#,s and sixty 1.26 all day long with stock suspension so do what you feel is right its all about your pocket book and rossler isnt the only person who can build you a killer 400

Thats what I hear the chevy folks say. What engine is infront of this transmission?

72mav December 9th 2010, 6:01 pm

He will find out the hard way..... Rolling Eyes

badnotch December 9th 2010, 7:00 pm

thats what i say stock except brake and you cannot build a C-6 for that money and live and its a 600 cubed pump gas 11.1 small roller 800 hp street car

it may have extra cluthes im not 100 % on that and i just found out it has an after market hub but i can tell you i have less then $ 1200 in with the j.w bell

richter69 December 9th 2010, 7:31 pm

badnotch wrote:thats what i say stock except brake and you cannot build a C-6 for that money and live and its a 600 cubed pump gas 11.1 small roller 800 hp street car

it may have extra cluthes im not 100 % on that and i just found out it has an after market hub but i can tell you i have less then $ 1200 in with the j.w bell

Sure you can, in fact you'd spend less on the C6.

I'm sure there are several tranny builders on this site that would love to take that challenge.

72mav December 9th 2010, 7:39 pm

Im waiting for Frank to chime in... Twisted Evil

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