w56 tranny with a chevy 350 motor
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w56 tranny with a chevy 350 motor
I need your guys opinon. I have a friend who is doing a chevy 350 swap in his 91 runner and is trying to decide what tranny to go with. what would be more reliable and from your experiences whats better.
Toyota 5 speed w56 or a chevy turbo 350 automatic. Thanks guys move this if necessaryt sorry if its in wrong spot
Toyota 5 speed w56 or a chevy turbo 350 automatic. Thanks guys move this if necessaryt sorry if its in wrong spot
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if possible i would go with the 350 turbo. Great transmission!! I am afraid that the added HP and torque would not fair to well in the long run with the yota transmission
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A lose rule of thumb:
The w56/58 can take under the 300 lb/ft torque range. The R150f is the way to go if you can, still I would not rate it sizeably more for torque handling.
Turbo 400 is the winner, but again between the w56 or turbo 350, I'd go 350.
The w56/58 can take under the 300 lb/ft torque range. The R150f is the way to go if you can, still I would not rate it sizeably more for torque handling.
Turbo 400 is the winner, but again between the w56 or turbo 350, I'd go 350.
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I need your guys opinon. I have a friend who is doing a chevy 350 swap in his 91 runner and is trying to decide what tranny to go with. what would be more reliable and from your experiences whats better.
Toyota 5 speed w56 or a chevy turbo 350 automatic. Thanks guys move this if necessaryt sorry if its in wrong spot
Toyota 5 speed w56 or a chevy turbo 350 automatic. Thanks guys move this if necessaryt sorry if its in wrong spot
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not that the w56 is a bad or weak tranny, but your talking about alot of power and torque that that tranny just isnt meant for, the turbo 350 would be a better choice.
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TH350/400, 700R4 are all good suggestions.
Have you checked out Downey-offroad.com? They have a large conversion chart, with adapters and their recommendations. They do not recommend the W56 with a chevy 350cid engine. The V8 has too much torque for it.
Have you checked out Downey-offroad.com? They have a large conversion chart, with adapters and their recommendations. They do not recommend the W56 with a chevy 350cid engine. The V8 has too much torque for it.
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personally i went with the 262 or 4.3 conversion to my r-150f great choice plenty of power im runnin fac gears 33's and a 4.3 and all i can say is good bye Z71's great low end and runs cooler
i guy around here did the swap into his 85 4 runner and has had cooling probs ever with a flex fan and electric fan on either side of his 4 core racing radiator
the w56 should handle the 4.3 no prob and will run better
but if you are hell bent on the 350 like i was until i got hit by a sudden urge of sense go with a turbo 350 tranny other wise the 4.3 is all you need
i guy around here did the swap into his 85 4 runner and has had cooling probs ever with a flex fan and electric fan on either side of his 4 core racing radiator
the w56 should handle the 4.3 no prob and will run better
but if you are hell bent on the 350 like i was until i got hit by a sudden urge of sense go with a turbo 350 tranny other wise the 4.3 is all you need
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