[jveik]

thanks for all the imput guys... i was looking into the whole 700R4 thing and it looks like a great thing to have. I saw an ad in my local thrifty nickel for rebuilt turbo 400's for 250 bucks and 700R4's for about 500 bucks, so i might as well chip in the extra 250 bucks and it will pay for itself in mileage. that lockup converter looks pretty appealing as well... the best i could get with my 400 was about 12 mpg city which prolly aint bad but could be a lot better for how small the engine is. yeah the dude at my work seems to have mostly "book smarts" and doesnt have much to show for it other than a pile of crap ford aerostar van lol. i think ill go with the torquey cam. i wish you could have lopey idle at the same time, but i guess ill have to save that for maybe a different project down the road.

by the way, the cams can go higher than the speed listed, just with bad efficiency, right? i remember using the all stock motor to hit 60 in first gear once too try and blow the old motor and made it sound like an indy car and it didnt blow up or anything as far as i know lol...