Transmission Differences Question

paul30

paul30
Any ideas on what the differences are between a Regular 700R4 (say a Corvette) and the Typhoon 700R4 (besides Valve Body)???? I would greatly like to hear your ideas as this seems to be an extreme Grey Zone! Thanks.......paul30@telus.net
 
Re: Transmission Differences Question

This is what Brian Hartman told me back in 2002:

Yes there is quite a bit of difference. We have a lot of specialty parts like the valve body and seperator plate calibration. govenor calibration, TV plunger sleeve and TV spring, TV boost spring, .471 TV Boost valve, HD 3-4 apply ring, extra 3-4 clutches, special output shaft, HD lo/rev sprag, reaction planetary gear with oil slinger, Corvette servo, HD slide spring, stiff accumulator springs, 1-2 accum valve. Off the top of my head. A lot of these you replace anyway in a high performance build. Mostly you have to be careful with the shift timing. This is the VB calibration which is finely balanced, mess that up and the nightmare begins.

HTH's
 

dgoodhue

BuSTeD 4.3
Re: Transmission Differences Question

midnightbluS10 said:
This is what Brian Hartman told me back in 2002:

Yes there is quite a bit of difference. We have a lot of specialty parts like the valve body and seperator plate calibration. govenor calibration, TV plunger sleeve and TV spring, TV boost spring, .471 TV Boost valve, HD 3-4 apply ring, extra 3-4 clutches, special output shaft, HD lo/rev sprag, reaction planetary gear with oil slinger, Corvette servo, HD slide spring, stiff accumulator springs, 1-2 accum valve. Off the top of my head. A lot of these you replace anyway in a high performance build. Mostly you have to be careful with the shift timing. This is the VB calibration which is finely balanced, mess that up and the nightmare begins.

HTH's

This is true of the regular 700R4. A SyTy 700R4 is basically a Corvette 700r4 in 4wd configuration with a unique VB, Spacer, & Governor. Some SyTy are missing the heavy duty 3-4 apply ring, though. SyTy do have a unique but weaker output shaft than 4x4 700r4. (its supose to break when abused, but doesn't really, it just fails on high HP builds.)
 

DaveP

Active member
Re: Transmission Differences Question

dgoodhue said:
SyTy do have a unique but weaker output shaft than 4x4 700r4.

I've mentioned this in the past, but will bring it up again.

My research (going through my GM parts micro fisches) indicates that the output shaft is unique for 1993 ONLY. There is a specific PN for the output shaft for that year only. The 91 & 92 use the same PN as any other T (4WD) series.

Does anyone know what makes this part different? I've had my 93 for 11 years now, and the trans still hasn't been out of it. I'd really like to know why the different PN?
 

George Blake

DONATING MEMBER
Re: Transmission Differences Question

There was an "identifier" on the output shaft. Two scribe lines. The shaft is the same as any other 4x4 shaft. These two lines were visible with the trans sitting there in front of you and made it readily recognizable as an HD unit. Well, as HD as a 700/4L60 can be. Even the ATSG guides show the syclone output shaft as being different but just because of the scribe lines. I assure you, it will break at the lube holes just above where the rear ring gear splines on just like any other shaft.
DaveP6999 said:
I've mentioned this in the past, but will bring it up again.

My research (going through my GM parts micro fisches) indicates that the output shaft is unique for 1993 ONLY. There is a specific PN for the output shaft for that year only. The 91 & 92 use the same PN as any other T (4WD) series.

Does anyone know what makes this part different? I've had my 93 for 11 years now, and the trans still hasn't been out of it. I'd really like to know why the different PN?
 

dgoodhue

BuSTeD 4.3
Re: Transmission Differences Question

DaveP6999 said:
I've mentioned this in the past, but will bring it up again.

My research (going through my GM parts micro fisches) indicates that the output shaft is unique for 1993 ONLY. There is a specific PN for the output shaft for that year only. The 91 & 92 use the same PN as any other T (4WD) series.

Does anyone know what makes this part different? I've had my 93 for 11 years now, and the trans still hasn't been out of it. I'd really like to know why the different PN?

I don't know about part numbers differences (or could be part mistakes), but I have a 92 Ty output shaft and its different than the 4wd output shaft. (I haven't disabled my 91 Sy Transmission) I think the ATSG manual mentions about the SyTy out put shaft as well.
 

George Blake

DONATING MEMBER
Re: Transmission Differences Question

The scribe lines are the only difference. I've had both in my hands and that was it. If you want something really good, get the billet 4x4 shafts offered by PATC or FLP or Rossler. Regardless of the scribe line "difference", they do break.
 

DaveP

Active member
Re: Transmission Differences Question

dgoodhue said:
but I have a 92 Ty output shaft and its different than the 4wd output shaft.

In what way??

I helped a guy last week with an output shaft change as an interim solution for his Sy. We then decided to "save" his genuine LHM, instead, so we had it apart as well. I didn't see ANY difference between the generic T-series, and the LHM 91 shaft, and I looked. This was about an hour apart, not a side-by-side comparison, so.....

Curious, what did you see?
 

dgoodhue

BuSTeD 4.3
Re: Transmission Differences Question

DaveP6999 said:
In what way??

I helped a guy last week with an output shaft change as an interim solution for his Sy. We then decided to "save" his genuine LHM, instead, so we had it apart as well. I didn't see ANY difference between the generic T-series, and the LHM 91 shaft, and I looked. This was about an hour apart, not a side-by-side comparison, so.....

Curious, what did you see?

3 Scribe lines and the hole difference (one of the holes is rotated 180 degrees) On the SyTy the holes are on the same side 1/2 apart.
 

DaveP

Active member
Re: Transmission Differences Question

dgoodhue said:
3 Scribe lines and the hole difference (one of the holes is rotated 180 degrees) On the SyTy the holes are on the same side 1/2 apart.

OK. I have found the "scribe lines" on a 92 Ty trans that is on the floor. Got that covered. I've never noticed that before.

The holes: I saw this on the shafts I was working with last week. The 2 wheel drive had the opposite lube holes. The generic 4 wheel drive had same-side lube holes, and no scribe marks. The above two shafts are still in the bed of my pick-up. I just went and verified. I don't remember what the 91 LHM (Sy) had, for certain.

You say SyTy is same as my generic 4WD that has no scribe marks. I've found a 2WD with "opposites", and you've found a 4WD with "opposites". I'm inclined to believe the "opposites" has more to do with year of production, than application.

So we're back to what George is saying: "Only difference is the scribe marks".
 

paul30

paul30
Re: Transmission Differences Question

LMK if you have extra Ty. V.B. and Seperator plate. Thanks.....Paul30
 

jwaller

Evil Genius/SyTy Guru
Re: Transmission Differences Question

the scribe lines are not the only differance between the 4wd and syty shaft.

the oil holes on the 4wd shaft line up. they do NOT line up on the syty shaft. thats why the idiots that made the billete ones copied the wrong one.

holes lined up next to each other is a very bad idea.
 

DaveP

Active member
Re: Transmission Differences Question

jwaller said:
the scribe lines are not the only differance between the 4wd and syty shaft.

the oil holes on the 4wd shaft line up. they do NOT line up on the syty shaft. thats why the idiots that made the billete ones copied the wrong one.

holes lined up next to each other is a very bad idea.

I disagree. Opposite each other is weaker. The load is torsion. Opposite holes EACH interrupt the load path, and the reduction in strength of each hole is CUMULATIVE. Straight across the interruptions are in line with each other.The reduction in strength is that of the biggest hole. Should be appx half as much as two holes of the same size 180Deg opposite. Doesn't mean it still can't be broke. :)

See Post #10, second paragraph above. It tells where I found a generic 4X4 with 'straight across' holes.

Regards
Dave
 

jwaller

Evil Genius/SyTy Guru
Re: Transmission Differences Question

DaveP6999 said:
I disagree. Opposite each other is weaker. The load is torsion. Opposite holes EACH interrupt the load path, and the reduction in strength of each hole is CUMULATIVE. Straight across the interruptions are in line with each other.The reduction in strength is that of the biggest hole. Should be appx half as much as two holes of the same size 180Deg opposite. Doesn't mean it still can't be broke. :)

See Post #10, second paragraph above. It tells where I found a generic 4X4 with 'straight across' holes.

Regards
Dave

I am guessing this is speculation. bc of all the ones I have seen broken it's always the ones where the holes are next to each other. either way Both are weak and should be made of better material if you wish to go fast.
 

Tooky

Serious about performance
Re: Transmission Differences Question

jwaller said:
the oil holes on the 4wd shaft line up. they do NOT line up on the syty shaft. thats why the idiots that made the billete ones copied the wrong one.
Obviously you're referring to the CK Performance (www.ckperformance.com) 4340 Billet steel 700R4 4WD output shafts. I have one and it's doing great. CK himself told me that NONE of the shafts sold have ever come back with a failure.

Have you ever offered any billet parts with a superior design?
 

quicksuv

New member
Re: Transmission Differences Question

i do a lot of 700s the only ouputshaft i ever seen broke was in my dads s10 89 4.3 but 4 low lanches is really tought on them
 

paul30

paul30
Re: Transmission Differences Help wanted... please!

Re: Transmission Differences Help wanted... please!

Can anyone take a look at the PATC site and give me your opinion on compatability of their "700R4 MEGA Raptor" @ the 5x convertor(3000 stall) and my modded TY? At high Boost it makes 610 h.p. on engine Dyno. Purchased the TY with a bad Trans.(unknowingly) and have been trying to get it on the road for last few months. A tranny shop recommended this Raptor and I bought it. Now... unsure if it will work. Information hard to come by from experienced sources. I know this is asking a lot, but I am now sorely in need of direction on this Transmission. Thanks.....Paul30
 

dgoodhue

BuSTeD 4.3
Re: Transmission Differences Question

If I remember right, the engine is putting down 750+ ft-bls of torque as well. Add in the additional drag of AWD and 3800# Ty, your really pushing the limit of 700R4. The Maga Raptor is going to be a stop gap measure, you need an all out 700r4 build or better yet a 4L80E conversion.
 

DaveP

Active member
Re: Transmission Differences Question

quicksuv said:
4 low lanches is really tought on them
The T-case is AFTER the trans. 4-low would be harder on the output shaft of the T-CASE, but EASIER on the TRANSMISSION output shaft, as the torque load going through the transmission is now reduced because of the gear reduction in the T-case.

Think about it..............
Regards,
Dave
 

92AcademyPhooner

New member
Re: Transmission Differences Question

I know this post has been dead for awhile (2008), but is there any thread that you guys know that actually lists the parts that are different?

In my case, i had a great opportunity lined up with TYTILIDIE who was going to rebuild a 700 for me, but i sadly had to pass up on it. So, i will most likely have a shop do it for me.

So, i just mainly want to know the parts (difference) that are specific to my TY (92) trans so it is rebuilt correctly.

FYI, my TY is stock and will probably stay that way for awhile.

Thank you guys. :lol:
 
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