All the OE cases are the same, but I do believe A&A sells an SFI case ($$$). I'd just tell him to find a similar year replacement and try not to drop it.
Posts: 119 | Location: Outside | Registered: May 08, 2014
As was said the truck cases are the same as cars. The only ones I am not sure of is the motorohomes. Lots of 440's were put in motorhomes.
Had a engine come apart in the burnout box and bent the tailshaft in our Polara. Did not hurt the case or tailshaft.
Those OEM cases are pretty strong in a non transbrake application. Have seen transbrakes cause lots of those transmissions to come apart in more pieces than you can count.
Posts: 457 | Location: coquille,or | Registered: November 18, 2003
How far back is the crack from the front edge of case if it's not cracked to far back he could cut the crack out in away to allow him to have a little extra room to install converter bolts all A&A race cases are done this way. hope this helps
Posts: 123 | Location: Indiana | Registered: November 13, 2009
Originally posted by Joe Burkleo: As was said the truck cases are the same as cars. The only ones I am not sure of is the motorohomes. Lots of 440's were put in motorhomes.
Had a engine come apart in the burnout box and bent the tailshaft in our Polara. Did not hurt the case or tailshaft.
Those OEM cases are pretty strong in a non transbrake application. Have seen transbrakes cause lots of those transmissions to come apart in more pieces than you can count.
Simple question because I am confused. In one sentence you say motor came apart during burnout and bent the tail shaft then next sentence says didn’t hurt the tail shaft. Isn’t a bent tail shaft hurt?
Posts: 2595 | Location: at the track | Registered: May 09, 2007
Motorhomes tailshafts sometimes had a drum brake, along with the additional 4 planetary gears just like the HiPo 440s and Hemis. Main cases were the same until the a500 and a518 ODs came out, but they were only for small blocks.
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