Mountains Garage: TH400 V Powerglide, Which One Is Better??

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@monkeywrenchization Жыл бұрын

I like the information that you give. I have done some Glides for oval track use, and most of the time I used the 1.82 gear set. It is lighter, and in oval use, you just use first to get the car moving, and shift to high. I tricked up a valve body to blead off pressure in low and reverse so you don't need the hand valve when you direct drive the pump. Most of the time a converter is not used. The Glide is kinda old news since the Bert, Brin, and Falcon transmissions came out. All three have an internal clutch that you push in on the clutch pedal to get the car rolling, you release the clutch, and pull the lever to put it in direct drive. Oval racing is different than drag racing.

@dtperformance256 2 ай бұрын

Love your videos Shawn. Keep'em coming!

@billywillis4194 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for you videos . I would be interested to see the comparison between the 400 and 4l80 .

@BigMikesGarage Жыл бұрын

It always feels good to do a deep clean and service on personal machinery. I try to do my lathe and mill at least once a year.

@KarKamp Жыл бұрын

I spent 3x more on my th400 than I did my Ls, my spending started at the tailhousing and ended at the bellhousing 😂. All your metal lathe videos have really pushed me to start looking for one, it'll be for a deal and i dont have much room but I'll make it fit.

@levilandes2979 Жыл бұрын

I bought a harbor freight mini lathe to do 400 forward direct pistons..they barely fit..but it worked great for the first 5 or so..then either the electronics or motor gave out...the mechanical parts are all solid..at the moment im using it with a screwdriver jammed in the back end of the chuck and a drill on the shank of the screwdriver..i plan to put a different motor and controls on it and get my moneys worth..just letting people know who may be considering one.

@stanleysteemr1316 10 ай бұрын

My impression is PG with 5:13 gears for 8th mile then TH400 with 4:88 gears for 1/4 mile. But that's just me. lol

@mountainsgarage 10 ай бұрын

Depends how much power you have available.

@Groovy_ls1 Жыл бұрын

When you do a manual valve body do you still have to use the vacuum modulator on the side of the case? Just a rookie trying to learn a little here

@mountainsgarage Жыл бұрын

I plug it. See the instructions concerning the reverse boost pressure online.

@mikefoley7561 Жыл бұрын

If a person wanted you to build him say a 1500 hp turbo 400 do you take a well-built powerglide in on trade?

@davidreed6070 Жыл бұрын

I've got a friend, 4l80 built by rosslor.his converter won't stall much.the converter co. Tells him it is the transmissions . Fault do to the charge pressure being to high. What do you think about the issue.

@mountainsgarage Жыл бұрын

What is the charge pressure? Most likely the converter is too tight because it doesn’t make the HP the converter was built for.

@davidreed6070 Жыл бұрын

@@mountainsgarage that's why I think it is the converter. The engine makes over 600 tq and starts at a low rpm. We are going to check the charge pressure, what should it be. The converter co.says it can't be over 160.that doesn't sound right to me.