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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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I drove my SS today with the TH-400. I was waiting on my cousin to make me brackets for the light weight seat. I finally figured out what 2 wires to splice together to make the car start. It's the blue clip with the purple and green wire in case anyone needs to know

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I need a manual valve body!!!!! the tranny is still vacumn modulated and it doesn't like me I guess cause I couldnt get the thing to shift for nothing. I kept bouncing of the limiter.

One thing for sure is, this car is gonna rip

I can tell its gonna be sick

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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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congrats man. what converter did you end up with? i just picked up a th400 core for the spring so i'm curious how you like the new setup
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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Its a Vig 4400
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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Congrats Marco on getting it going,I was wondering how you made out
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 06:45 AM
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Ive driven a TH350 personally and have been driven in a TH400 car that runs mid 10's on motor, its a fun trans, I just hated the fuel economy.

Get that manual valve body in asap!!
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 08:30 AM
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Sounds good Marco. Next season we'll both be in teh mid 10's....
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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Yeah it's at the point where you can't just cruise around for fun.

The car is super loud too, I need to get a magnaflow catback quick
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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how much did you spend all said and done. Did you need to do any special things to get the 400 in
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Congrats Marco, I got a RMVB in my TH400 and its nice!
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JJhomer83
how much did you spend all said and done. Did you need to do any special things to get the 400 in
I was lucky enough to find someone from the board who was looking to go M6.

Only thing you need is a LS1 specific converter, cross member from BMR, and you should cut the ears off the bell housing.

It's pretty basic
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Congrats Marco, I got a RMVB in my TH400 and its nice!


Thanks Ashley!

Yeah I should of done it before I drove the car, but the tranny guy said he can change the valve body in the car, so I said screw it

I just couldnt wait to drive the car again


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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 06:53 AM
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Changing the VB is cake.

You need to take me for a rip sometime to see how it drives. You had an M6 car right so no tuning? Does you're speedo work?
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Old Nov 28, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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Yeah, once I get the new valvebody I'll be ready to rip

Speedo does not work but that's easy

You take the VSS sensor and the drivers side abs sensor and splice them together, then in the tune you set the rear gear ratio at 2:76 (if its a M6) set the tire size to the front wheel tire size and bam theres your speedo
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