[Larry Navarro]

Another renowned 200R4 performance innovator and builder is Mike Kurtz here in the Houston area. He was building these trannys for the turbo buick guys years ago. His transmissions can handle up to 1200hp.
His number is toll free 1-866-869-8120 and in Richmond,Tx. 281-633-8155

[GTOken]

Originally Posted by cdoggy81

What stall did you have before?
Aren't the Yank 2004R's like big $$$???

Im going to put my Yank 2200 converter back in. I got this tranny & converter from Yank about 5yrs ago, I *think* I ended up getting it for around $1500 including the converter. I did a little "horse trading" to get it. I put the Continental converter in to try for a performance gain at the track, but turns out I seldom ever make it the track any more so I would like to recoup some the $650 I paid for the Continental if anyone needs it.

[critter]

Larry, is that Century Transmission?

Ken, I'll give you $1,500 for it right now.

[jakeshoe]

Originally Posted by amcmike

Jake, when you say core included, that means no core exchange, or with core exchange? If core is required, how much extra with no core? Is a torque convertor included for that price? Does your wife usually allow you to keep transmissions on the nite stand in the bedroom? (Just razing the picture on your website).

LOL.
That's an old filing cabinet in the pic.
Core included means no core charge, no exchange needed.
I will deduct the core price if someone provides an exchange. It is $75 on a 200-4R.
No converter included.
I recommend Edge or PTC for a good converter, and I have a couple of sources for budget mild street converters.

[jakeshoe]

Originally Posted by Larry Navarro

Another renowned 200R4 performance innovator and builder is Mike Kurtz here in the Houston area. He was building these trannys for the turbo buick guys years ago. His transmissions can handle up to 1200hp.
His number is toll free 1-866-869-8120 and in Richmond,Tx. 281-633-8155

Mike Kurtz is well known in the Turbo Buick community for building 200-4Rs, however I don't think even Mike Kurtz would recommend a 200-4R for a 1200 HP application.

[Bruce K]

Originally Posted by jakeshoe

Check this post out:
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/tra...tie+overdrives

I just talked to Jimmy, super nice guy!

[77birdman]

Is the 200r4 a direct bolt on replacement for a TH350 on a second gen firebird?
I am in the New York area, any known good tranny builders around here?

[Billz428]

You can use the same driveshaft, the TV cable must be set properly.

I used BTO level III 200r4 , TV kit, and their convertor behind my 301 for 2yrs, no problems.
As soon as I get my new 428 straightened that will also go with their 2600 rpm convertor.
I will post how that goes!!

[Overkillphil]

Birdman, you have to move the tranny crossmember back a little. Nowadays there is a crossmember available to bolt right in though.

Your original tranny mount is fine, just use the metric bolts to fasten it to the tranny. The cooling lines even hook up, but you have to tweak them a little (rebend here and there by hand to get the new angle as the exact connection points are not the same.) Speedo cable hooks right up and the tranny of course bolts to the "five families". I have only ever seen one 200-4R with a BOP only pattern. I believe it was a first year edition too (1981?)

This is the easiest trans upgrade if you are replacing a 350 short tail. We have four of them in our fleet now. Not a single problem or issue.

[77birdman]

Thanks Overkill, however when I installed my 3.73 rear, I could not get the correct drive/driven gear for the speedo so I had a converter box made. When I get (or have it built) the 200R4 I just tell them what rear ratio I have and get it with the correct setup?

Do you know any fairly reputable tranny shops in the New York area? ( I am around 80 miles N/W from NYC)

[Overkillphil]

I use a GN governor always in my 200-4R's. If I was running a 3.73 gear like you I would run an 86-88 Monte SS driven gear (I forget the color off hand). A 3.42 rear then I run the Buick GN driven gear, and 3.23 I run the Turbo T/A (1989) driven gear.

Given your locale, I would go to Level 10 in North Jersey. Only a hop, skip and jump from the big city. Just don't make the same mistake I made one time by telling them I wanted number 11 on a scale of 1 to 10! Holy crap, the rear axle would literally jump off the pavement when it shifted to second! Had to tone it down a bit after the novelty wore off (about a day and a half later!)