Driveline Rescue
Car Craft|March 2017

Project Malibu Update: We Swap in a 4L60E.

John McGann
Driveline Rescue

When the guys at Trick Flow Specialties sent us out the door last summer with a fresh 350 under hood of our 1978 Malibu, they seemed to be taking bets on how long the transmission would last. “The first half-throttle upshift will kill it,” one of the guys speculated. That comment was met with guffaws, kind wishes for our well being, and the hopes that my AAA policy included plenty of tow-truck miles. I joined in with nervous laughter, knowing that behind that new engine was the stock TH200 transmission.

This story is from the March 2017 edition of Car Craft.

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