th350 or th400. help
03-26-2009, 11:46 AM
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I wish I had a better dipstick as well. I have one of the flex dipsticks and its always a pain to get to.
After breaking the case on my th350. I stepped up to the th400. Never had a problem since but the car doesn't get many miles at all. I just thought that since i'm having to get some trans I might as well get overkill.
After breaking the case on my th350. I stepped up to the th400. Never had a problem since but the car doesn't get many miles at all. I just thought that since i'm having to get some trans I might as well get overkill.
03-27-2009, 10:06 AM
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I'll probably be picking one up when I get some extra money for a converter. Hopefully this will be the last time I pull the trans for a good long while after I swap converters.
03-28-2009, 11:42 AM
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Just thought i'd chime in. (I am 90% done with my M6->TH400 conversion.) I went with the Hughes flexplate. It is slightly concave so it has the proper offset so larger converter bolts will hit the oil pan. It also has a selection of converter holes/spacings so you dont have to hog out the holes so the converter mounting holes line up. My converter lined up perfectly with no modifications. Also, I didnt need any spacers between the converter and flexplate to get the proper depth in into the pump. (I have seen several people on this forum that have to hog out the TCI flexplate as well as the Speed Inc one.)
03-28-2009, 12:12 PM
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Thats good to know. There mush be a lot of variances with the various TC's.
Just curious, did you have to use converter bolts with low profile heads like some other have had to?
Just curious, did you have to use converter bolts with low profile heads like some other have had to?
03-28-2009, 12:27 PM
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im going to try the drill mod and see if that fixes my problem. but im still going to try and find a th400 and swap it...is this a hard swap or just take some time?
03-31-2009, 08:40 AM
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i just got a good deal on a th350 with everything i need except for a converter,trans. cooler. i need to know what brand converter is good.
and also i have a crossmember but it doesnt have the torque arm bracket. will i have to get a hole new crossmember or can i get another one just fot the torque arm.
and also i have a crossmember but it doesnt have the torque arm bracket. will i have to get a hole new crossmember or can i get another one just fot the torque arm.
03-31-2009, 09:02 AM
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i just got a good deal on a th350 with everything i need except for a converter,trans. cooler. i need to know what brand converter is good.
and also i have a crossmember but it doesnt have the torque arm bracket. will i have to get a hole new crossmember or can i get another one just fot the torque arm.
and also i have a crossmember but it doesnt have the torque arm bracket. will i have to get a hole new crossmember or can i get another one just fot the torque arm.
03-31-2009, 12:24 PM
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Yeah, you'll need a mount a crossmember that has the relocation bracket on it for the torque arm. You might be able to have someone weld you on a bracket if you already have a crossmember. Or if you're still on the stock one it would be a good time to upgrade to one that's a chassis mount and then you wouldn't have to worry about it. I have a converter for a th350/400 I'd let go for cheap, but from what I've read some good brands to go with are Circle D and Yank. I chose FTI for my newest one and I'm pretty happy with it.
04-01-2009, 04:09 PM
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The m6 and th400 crossmember should be the same. Also unless the feet on the converter aren't in the right place the tci bolts up just fine. And last I have a flexible dipstick right now and it is a joke.
04-01-2009, 05:18 PM
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what flexplate would i need to make the th-350 work with the ls1 engine and do i need an adapter?
04-01-2009, 05:47 PM
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That makes things easier but it is still a pain in the *** to fill