shwine617
02-16-2004, 11:28 PM
Ok ,
I just got my hands on a street strip turbo350 that I want to put in my car. I know I need a new crossmember and driveshaft, but I have no clue where to mount the tourque arm? I don't really want to buy an aftermarket torque arm because I don't have the money. But since some of the older 3rd gens came with a turbo350 then shouldn't they have some sort of tourque arm mount on the trans?
thanks
amc91z
02-16-2004, 11:42 PM
try the link below...with the B&M kit, you can keep the stock crossmember.
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=3215&prmenbr=361
Adam
robvas
02-17-2004, 09:16 AM
Third gens never came with a TH350
200, 700, 5 speed, and 4 speed
shwine617
02-17-2004, 04:20 PM
oh, i thought some early ones did, guess not though
what should i do if I want to make the swap? thanks
NJSPEEDER24
02-17-2004, 04:42 PM
Rob's right, third gens never came with TH350....most came with the 700r4 tranny's
87roc-it
02-17-2004, 04:58 PM
the first few years they came with the TH200R4 which is the driveshaft they recomend using with out modification with the TH350 swap. Other wise you will need to have a driveshaft made. 200R4 driveshafts are few and far between. I also would recomend the B&M kit for the torque arm if your gonna do the swap.
shwine617
02-17-2004, 09:35 PM
I am looking for the cheapest method, so how much is this B&M bracket? Would any stock crossmember work? or is there like any adapter to put onto the 700r4 adapter?
thanks everyone!
amc91z
02-17-2004, 10:25 PM
I posted a link above for the B&M bracket...its $80 and you can keep the stock crossmember and torque arm...
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommer...amp;prmenbr=361
Adam
STANGeatinZ
02-17-2004, 11:29 PM
As far as i know the only way to do it is use the B&M kit. I've done it and know first hand it is a pain in the butt. If you are going to do the swap i would recomend around a 2400 stall converter to make up for the difference in the first gears of the two tranny's. If you don't i think you will be disapointed in the launch.
Derrick
Chuck!
02-18-2004, 12:41 AM
Check it (http://www.spohn.net/product.cfm?productid=1303)
Spohn makes a crossmember/drive shaft loop/tq arm for a th350 swap, its a little pricy but when you figure an after market tq arm is $300 alone its a pretty good deal.
79TTCAMARO
02-18-2004, 03:37 AM
Is the turbo 350 a long tail or short tail? If you have the 700r that came out of the car, I took the tail housing off that trans, and put it on the turbo 350. The turbo 350 was a long tail and I think it bolted right up, it was a long time ago. As far as the cross member, use the stock one. You just have to get a different trans mount that I think has to be farther back.