Thread: good buy on a T-350

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I have a chance to pick up a T-350 that was built by a trans shop with high performance kit. B&M. I know this guy and he is very good with transmissions. He makes a pile as he always has a new diesel dually.

Anyway the T-350 has the short Tail shaft and 2200 rated stall converter. The converter is new. I can steal this unit for a Dinner at a big steak house.

The trans has been sitting covered in a plastic bag for about 4 years. It spins over freely and the shifter arm is smooth. It's basically clean and ready to use.

What would be a good starting proceedure to use this trans?? Fill with fluid and start it up???

YUP! Thats where you start.

I believe a full throttle, valve floating nuetral drop would be an excellent strength test.

Originally Posted by falconvan

I believe a full throttle, valve floating nuetral drop would be an excellent strength test.

Excellent advise. I alway's preferred the reverse to drive though.

Haha, that's how the big j-hooks on the street are made??.

I remember back when the 56 Buick was pretty hot car. My buddy did that with the Dynaflow. It would switch the pitch and just slide backward for 20-30 feet then just cook the tires. Probably the first real burnout I ever experienced.

I used to do that almost everyday after school in my mom's 1970 Buick 455/TH400. That transmission never missed a lick and would send the old green bomb careening across the school parking lot. However, when I tried it in my sisters 1972 Hornet, the story ended a little different. That was also my first transmission swap, I'm lucky my dad didn't strangle me when he had to tow it home.

Just for giggles, change the filter and pan gasket. Might be overkill, but at least you can get a look inside it while you are at it. 4 years should not be a problem otherwise.......at least I hope so. I have a built C6 that has been sitting for 3 years, and I plan to use it ONE OF THESE DAYS.


Don

Originally Posted by falconvan

I believe a full throttle, valve floating nuetral drop would be an excellent strength test.

good one

i have a t-350,been sitting for over 2o years that i just opened up. sooo clean but what about the seals ?

Originally Posted by bentwings

Haha, that's how the big j-hooks on the street are made??.

I remember back when the 56 Buick was pretty hot car. My buddy did that with the Dynaflow. It would switch the pitch and just slide backward for 20-30 feet then just cook the tires. Probably the first real burnout I ever experienced.

My brother had a friend years ago with a FuryIII we lived in the country and the roads were just layers of gooey tar over the pavement. He would get that thing going in reverse at about 20mph he would drop it into drive, the car would keep going backwards with smoke rolling past the front of the car after about 50' the car would start forward and come back through all the smoke with the back tires still doing a top fuel burnout. That is one of my fondest memories of my youth (remember I lived in the country) . Funny thing is if I saw a kid do that to an old car today I'd want to kick his butt.

Now back to the original point of this thread, I am pulling a T-350 out of my shed this weekend to put in my T it has been sitting for 7 years maybe longer.
I need more stall and have a converter for a t-350 so I figure it will be cheaper to see if it work's than going out and buying a new converter for my powerglide. I will let you know how it goes.

Ron