I am not looking to be the fastest inline Chevy 250. It will have a lock-up converter as well, = worse ET. So a 4L85E trans should do what I need it to do.
The car will be for the street, drive on the freeway, go to car hops, Hot August nights etc.
In selecting for a trans, HP is not what kills transmissions, torque sure does though. Instead of getting a 800 HP trans, you should tell the trans shops, what torque you will or are going to be putting out.
I looked for a low cost converter for my 700R4, Aprrox price $350, the shops advertisement said the one I was looking at was rated to 550 HP. I had talked with them & told them my engine puts out 600 ft lbs of torque, but only made 396 HP.
So he had told me that 550HP converter will not hold up to the torque my stock engine puts out & recommended to get a more pricey converter, to the sum of $600, so I said thanks anyways, so I still have a stock converter for now.
