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Gearbox for 253/308

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Hey fellas, just curious is the TH350 3speed auto replaceable with the TH700 4speed? and is goin to the TH700 any benifiet? which is a better box?
 

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You get better top speed on a manual, great accel with an auto :)

Its upto you really and want you want out of it, or if you prefer to drive manual or an auto.
 

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im always after accel more than top speed, altho i would like to be able to acheive atleast 160-180 if i wanted to. but for me im all about accel, so unless i had the $$$ for a tiptronic i would probs stay with an auto.

I just wanted to know if the th700 used in the vn's etc would be a good option. if they are a stroner box compared to the th350 and if they would bolt up to the back of a 308 without an adation plate, new xmember etc.
 

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im pretty sure the bellhousing patterns are the same i think the bolt up ok.... the turbo 700 has 4 gears aswell. but i think its got some electronics to figure out. not sure if its any stronger though
 

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im not worreid bout the electronics, that easy stuff. i was just wondering bout the bellhousing and the crossmember. would i need a new tailshaft? is the box longer?
 

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yeah, i believe the tailshaft is a different length, and remember it has a flange fitting to the pinion of the diff... as for the bolt pattern, it will fit if you got a turbo block, you'll prob need the VN starter motor and rear x-member tho...
 

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Goon said:
You get better top speed on a manual, great accel with an auto :)

Its upto you really and want you want out of it, or if you prefer to drive manual or an auto.

by the way, they are both an auto trans...
 

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but... on a 3rd note, the T700 is a lot weaker than the T350, ur only advantage will be the overdrive...
 

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All turbo 700's have a 4th gear, the TH700 in the VN's up is equivilent to a
T180 used in the states, just with a 4th gear...
 
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