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[Shtstr]

The t400 hits the tunnel as they are a lot larger the the t350 in size. When you put the box in you will see where you need to use a BFH to get more clearance arround the box as it will hit the floor.
Find someone who has a t400 in their hatch and you will know for sure but from what i have read and heard you need to make more room in the tunnel for them.

[jonesy]

cheers something to think about..can anyone out there confirm this 100%?
thanks for reading
jonesy

[jonesy]

motor paid for and on its way...f#@k yeah ...will be here mid jan.

[jonesy]

heres the specs.....

434P 565 HP PUMP GAS 98oct
Eagle 4340 Forged Steel
Eagle 6.0 Inch Forged H Beam
Mahle Forged
File fit plasma moly
DART Little M
COMP Hydraulic roller
GST
434 COMP hydraulic roller lifters
PBM Double row gear set & chain
Timming cover Billet polished Aluminum
Harmonic Balancer - Professional
Products
Oil Pump - Melling
Oil Pan - Moroso
Heads - 230cc Dart Pro 1 Platinum
Ported, 72cc chamber
GST
434 Head Bolts - ARP
Valves - Stainless steel 2.02 Intake 1.60
Exhaust
Springs - Dual with dampner
Rocker Studs - ARP 7/16 diameter
screw in type
Rocker Arms - COMP Aluminum Roller
Pushrods - 5/16 .080 Hardened steel
Intake Manifold - Pro Products
Valve Covers - Polished aluminum RAW
logo
QUICK FUEL 950CFM CARB
MSD PRO BILLET DIST
MARCH BILLET L/MOUNT PULLEY
KIT
CHROME 100AMP ALT
POLISHED HOLLEY FUEL PUMP
GST
1 434 MSD 6AL D IGNITION
MSD BLASTER COIL
HYTACHI MINI STARTER
EDELBROCK AL/W/PUMP
SFI FLEX PLATE

[jonesy]

The t400 hits the tunnel as they are a lot larger the the t350 in size. When you put the box in you will see where you need to use a BFH to get more clearance arround the box as it will hit the floor.
Find someone who has a t400 in their hatch and you will know for sure but from what i have read and heard you need to make more room in the tunnel for them.

can someone please 100% confirm this statment about the th400 ....will i need tunnel mods if i go with a th400?

maybe th350 is the go...info would be appreciated.
cheers jones

[jonesy]

sounds good guys cheers...as for the cross member i think i will be ordering one from the rod shop has anyone gone this combo? chev-th400-rod shop cross member-lx hatch, that could fill me in if they have had any troubles..

[jonesy]

well after weighing up all the options and listening to forum members (that have valuable advice) i have decided to go with a beefed up TH350 and 3000 stall, which i have now ordered via town & country transmissions in hammy hill.
i have also had a chat to fullnoise (as suggested) and he will be making me a custom set of extractors.
hopefuly have some pics to put up once the gear starts to arrive.
cheers

[jonesy]

Quick update brought the trans, it’s a th350 apparently good for 700hp here’s a pic






needs a good tidy up to get it up to standard (take all the little burrs off and give it a clean smooth paint job)

[jonesy]

motor also came off the dyno yesterday here's the vid and read out


http://s1085.photobu...W434-101928.mp4







looks like it may be turning up a little later than expected due to christmas being here but should land in australia end jan early feb 'fingers crossed'

Edited by jonesy, 21 December 2011 - 07:37 PM.

[jonesy]

can everyone see the vid or is there another way to post it?

[355LX]

Saw the vid fine via the link, sounds tough Jonesy. I reckon it'll be alot of fun, hope you put some nice sticky rubber on the back!!

[Rob2408]

Nice, Very Very Nice.....

[benno81]

nice motor mate just got a chev for my 4 door 355 that pumps 550hp so close to yours
how much did you pay for your t350?

[jonesy]

nice motor mate just got a chev for my 4 door 355 that pumps 550hp so close to yours
how much did you pay for your t350?

around about $2800 with stall, he had the stall there on the self from another customer that did not pick it up after ordering it.

[jonesy]

i dont know alot about gearbox internals but thats what the guy who owns town and country automatics told me he also said if i can break it he can replace it as his rep is on the line.

this is what it reads on the invoice,
stage two shift kit, TCI deep pan, 36 element direct clutch drum, red eagle racing clutches, dual feed top clutch, 20,000km warranty

any experts out there know what it should handle?
will it handle what i have got?

[jonesy]

just going through some old stuff in the torana folder and thought some people might be interested to see this

[jonesy]

well after hunting around i have found a diff and i came at the right price and all that i was after.. it needed a bit of TLC but it has come up nice.
PS 1420mm from face to face.

housing paint strippedand sanded



little imperfections filled





i sand blasted and painted outside of centre and fitted with new over sized diff pinion yoke





disk brake backing plates ready for sand blasting





after old shoes removed and blasted





bit of primer



and the same with the calipers







bit of black



little clean up of bolts and rubbers



caliper going back together



backing plate has got new shoes



some paint on the housing



for some reason there was no breather on the housing so i put one on





pressed the new trailing arm rubbers in and fitted the centre





fitted calipers, backing plates facing forward as the clearance in the rear position was up to sh#t between the shock and caliper axles in and new rotors got them shaved on the inside to mactch the hq diameter




also heres a pic of the backing plates in the rear position

[ls2lxhatch]

The only problem with mounting the callipers in the forward position is that the calliper gets in the way of the handbrake cable.

[jonesy]

still need to get my hands on new backing plate dust covers and get the park brake sorted..

[jonesy]

yer there is a couple of threads on this site about it and it looks like it can be done i just need to get to the wreckers to get some more parts

[ls2lxhatch]

A few people have connected the handbrake cable with the callipers in the front position but personally I do not like the angle of the cable.

I had some backing plates modified to mount the calliper in roughly the 11 o'clock position. I am going to get some more made up in the next couple of weeks.