Metric 200 Trans

Bobby Lundholm · 03-03-2014, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

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.

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.

Alan Roehrich · 03-03-2014, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Lundholm

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.

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

Bobby Lundholm · 03-03-2014, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

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

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

Rich Biebel · 03-03-2014, 11:01 AM

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.....

Jim Kaekel · 03-03-2014, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

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.

Rich Biebel · 03-03-2014, 04:15 PM

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

03-03-2014, 11:01 AM	#4
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Metric 200 Trans 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..... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R

03-03-2014, 04:15 PM	#6
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Metric 200 Trans 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 __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R