1967 Z28 automatic?????

[Canuck]

Why didn't Chevrolet put the TH400 in the Corvette in 67 rather than continue with the PG as the only automatic choice? Oldsmobile offered the TH400 in their 442.
Was the TH400 offered in the Ss396 Chevelle and SS396 Camaro?

Paul

[SuperNovaSS]

????? What do you mean no SS350 automatics?

[resto4u]

Anybody that knows anything about automatics, already knows why they did not use an automatic. You would have to have a min.3200 rpm stall converter. These engines with the 4-speed are not even driver friendly, they are a handful. And mine came with the rare scca prototype chambered exhaust. Roger

[al8apex]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Canuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why didn't Chevrolet put the TH400 in the Corvette in 67 rather than continue with the PG as the only automatic choice? Oldsmobile offered the TH400 in their 442.
Was the TH400 offered in the Ss396 Chevelle and SS396 Camaro?

Paul </div></div>

yes, my understanding is the trans tunnel on the 63-67 was not large enough for the t-400 ... 68 &amp; up vettes had the t-400 though

[markjohnson]

Chevrolet didn't get TH400's sorted out for high performance applications until 1968, most notably the Fred Gibb COPO 396-375 Novas. In 1969 though, you could pretty much get them across the board in everything to 396-375 L-78's all the way up to the King......the '69 ZL-1 427 Camaro. It's also kinda funny to note that if you wanted to go fast with an automatic tranny in a Chevrolet application, companies like Wilcap and Art Carr sold adapter kits to put a Chrysler Pushbutton Torqueflite behind Chevrolet cars. It even came with a neat console/tower to mount the push button panel between the seats in the stock console area. I know of an aluminum front Z-11 car locally here that ended up with a Torqueflite after breaking many 4-speeds.

[Big Block Bill]

in the late 70's I used to work on a customers documented RS/SS 350 convertible, and it had a power glide in it. He was the second owner &amp; he had all the original paperwork for it.

Bill

[TimG]

Years ago I had a '65 Corvette roadster that had been modified with a turbo 350 or 400 (can't remember now). It was a blast, you had no idea what gear you were in acording to the shifter plate. It was hot and banged against the transmission tunnel. I do know why they didn't produce that combination. It was fun in the early 80's, though.

[Jonesy]

The owner is here:

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=185884

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=185921

http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=185660

and he just doesnt get it.

[jannes_z-28]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: COPO_Anders</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Janne, could they have changed the car to an automatic in Antwerp ? Or maybe it was done by a dealer, who knows ?
A friend of mine who lives in Värnamo had a 1971 Antwerp Z28. I can´t remember seing a Norwood tag on that car, but it was probably there. This was years ago.
Yes I remember the dragrace car. </div></div>

I don't think so, if it had an automatic it would have been changed by someone else, and as said in another post, it would have needed a high rpm stallspeed converter. Not fun to drive on the street.

1968 was the last year they put American cars together in Antwerp, after that they were only imported and in some cases got extra equipement added, like sunroofs. So that '71 would have had a Norwood tag on it.


Jan

[PeteLeathersac]

To clarify my last posting, I was referring to 3-Spd Autos not being avalable w/ L48 and L35/M40 the RPO choice for performance w/ a 3-Spd Auto..

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