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For the 1988 model year, the Pontiac Division of GM utilized a THM 125C modified to accommodate a full-time All-Wheel-Drive planetary gear transfer case and output housing to send 40% of the output torque to the rear wheels in the 3.1 liter powered 6000STE. While a similar design was used for the later 4T65E, the three speed design was utilized ...
The Super Turbine 300 (abbreviated ST-300) [1] [2] was a two-speed automatic transmission built by General Motors.It was used in various Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac models from 1964-1969.
Turbo-Hydramatic or Turbo Hydra-Matic is the registered tradename for a family of automatic transmissions developed and produced by General Motors.These transmissions mate a three-element turbine torque converter to a Simpson planetary geartrain, providing three forward speeds plus reverse.
1940–1967 Hydramatic — 4-speed Pontiac/Oldsmobile/Cadillac (totally different design than the later Turbo-Hydramatics) 1947–1952 Dynaflow — Buick's "2-speed CVT" 1950–1973 Powerglide — 2-speed Chevrolet (also used by Pontiac, Holden, Vauxhall and Opel). 1953-1955 Twin Turbine Dynaflow: the 1st redesign w/ 2 turbines & single stator.
Pontiac used the Roto Hydramatic from 1961-1964 on its shorter-wheelbase full-sized cars including the Catalina, Ventura and Grand Prix, but continued with the older four-speed Super Hydramatic design in the longer-wheelbase Star Chief and Bonneville models. It is believed Pontiac was made to take Roto in the short wheelbase models ( Catalina ...
The Aurora had the 4.0L version of the Northstar V8 coupled to a 4T80-E. It wasn't until 2004 that Pontiac got usage of this transaxle in the Bonneville GXP which employed a 275 horsepower version of the Northstar 4.6L V8. The 4T80-E was last used in 2011 on the Cadillac DTS and the Buick Lucerne (when equipped with the 4.6L Northstar). [7 ...
The Roto was adopted for all Oldsmobiles as well as Pontiac's full-sized Catalina, Ventura, and Grand Prix models, while all Cadillacs and Pontiac's Bonneville and Star Chief models retained the older four-speed Controlled-Coupling Hydra-Matic unit. Controlled Coupling HydraMatic and Roto HydraMatic both have the "Split Torque feature" whereby ...
Pontiac, or formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors. It was originally introduced as a companion make for GM's more expensive line of Oakland automobiles. [ 3 ]