THE 200R4 IS A STRONG TRANS THE EARLY MODEL TRANS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STATER SHAFT AND THE DIRECT CLUTCH DRUM THE SPLINES WERE SOFT AND WOULD WIPE OUT EASY BUT IN 87 THEY UPGRADED THEM THE WAY YOU WOULD TELL WAS THE DRUM WAS ALUM IN COLOR ON THE INSIDE AND WAS UPGRADED AND HAD A DARKER COLOR ON THE INSIDE AND THE SAME FOR THE STATER SHAFT IT WAS ALUM IN COLOR AND WHEN UPGRADED IT TO WAS A DARKER COLOR ON THE SPLINES ALSO THIS WAS DONE WHEN THEY HEAT TREATED THESE PARTS THAT WAS THE ONLY WEAKNESS THE 200 HAD... AND THE 700R4 HAD A HOLE BUNCH OF PROBLEMS AND STILL DO IF YOU GO INTO A OD TRANS GO WITH THE 200 YOU WON:T HAVE AS MUCH PROBLEMS AND YOU CAN BEEF THEM UP WITH MORE CLUTCHS IN THE OD SECTION AND THE DERICT DRIVE SECTION AND ALSO GET A HEAVY DUTY BAND AND SERVO GOOD LUCK WHICH EVER WAY YOU GO
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