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Old Oct 24, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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well i am probably goin to buy a th400 from this guy sometime soon. I need to have it rebuilt but i dont know what all i need. It is going behind my 454 that i am hoping to make 500 or more hp and about the same torque. all this is goin into my 89 camaro street/strip ride. since this will be my first time having a transmission rebuilt i dont know what i need to have done. what do you guys think? thanxs. oh i forgot to add about how much am i looking to pay to have this rebuilt?

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I have a TH350 and am going to do the same thing next week. Try http://www.atiperformanceproducts.co...rebuildkit.htm for a good rebuild kit. A good rebuild kit without a valve body will maybe run 130 dollars and 330 dollars with a valve body. The shop I have doing it is only charging me like 100 dollars to install the parts. But check out that site they have everything you would need and I have dealt with them before and have had nothing but good service.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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thanxs josh, you think if i got the race kit the th400 would live happy behind my motor without breaking. like i said im not really sure what to expect

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anybody else got anything to add?
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Old Oct 26, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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I am having a th400 built right now in place of my T56. The guy I am having build it is installing all of the best parts. Like a pro tree instant trans brake, reverse manual valve body, heavy duty sprag, and clutch hub. It is going to cost me close to $1000. But for a trans that I dont have to worry about it is well worth it. It all depends on what parts you put into your th400, and if you want a trans brake or not. But I would guess that with a simple th400 rebuild with only the basic parts needed you could have it done for $400.
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Originally Posted by 89importeater
thanxs josh, you think if i got the race kit the th400 would live happy behind my motor without breaking. like i said im not really sure what to expect

Yeah I would have no doubt that it would last for a very long time. I have a friend that had his TH400 rebuilt with there parts and has been going for well over 4 years with no problems and he is making well over 1200RWHP.
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