aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question?

Posted By: LA360

aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 10:26 AM

The Reid, BTE and ATI Powerglide bell housings, do they all have the same bolt pattern? I'm referring to the bolt pattern that mates the bell housing to the transmission case.

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Posted By: turbo toad

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 12:44 PM

They use the thru bolts for the front pump assembly on the glide to mate the bell to the trans. So i would say yes they do all have the same bolt pattern.
Im in the process of test fitting my valiant for a glide now, and I have to figure out what im going to do about the trans cross member.

Posted By: Ian

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 02:11 PM

i use a jw on mine and a 6 cld glide ,i think the reid will only bolt to a read case , trany mount all i done is weld a 2 inch plate to the mount and bolts up fine with the std xross member

Posted By: Monte_Smith

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 02:50 PM

Originally Posted By turbo toad

They use the thru bolts for the front pump assembly on the glide to mate the bell to the trans. So i would say yes they do all have the same bolt pattern.
Im in the process of test fitting my valiant for a glide now, and I have to figure out what im going to do about the trans cross member.

Incorrect.........JW is the ONLY one that uses the front pump bell bolts. Reid and ATI both use a flange on the case that the bell bolts to and they are NOT the same pattern between the two

Posted By: Plumb Wired

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 03:00 PM

JW bell mounts with the pump bolts. Reid, BTE & ATI the bell mounts to the transmission case, I don't know if the bells from one company will bolt to the case of another.

Posted By: sr4440

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 03:37 PM

Reid and BTE are the same. ATI is it's own and JW bolts to the pump.

Posted By: turbo toad

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 05:22 PM

Originally Posted By Monte_Smith

Originally Posted By turbo toad

They use the thru bolts for the front pump assembly on the glide to mate the bell to the trans. So i would say yes they do all have the same bolt pattern.
Im in the process of test fitting my valiant for a glide now, and I have to figure out what im going to do about the trans cross member.

Incorrect.........JW is the ONLY one that uses the front pump bell bolts. Reid and ATI both use a flange on the case that the bell bolts to and they are NOT the same pattern between the two

Thanks Monte i stand corrected im using a JW ultrabell and thought they all bolted up the same way

[quote=Ian, trany mount all i done is weld a 2 inch plate to the mount and bolts up fine with the std xross member[/quote]

Ian do you happen to have any pics of your trans cross member

Posted By: Monte_Smith

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 06:09 PM

Originally Posted By sr4440

Reid and BTE are the same. ATI is it's own and JW bolts to the pump.

This is correct......but I think BTE likely buys their bells from Reid.

The JW would be my last choice for a Glide, if I was starting from scratch. Not a huge fan of the bell mounting to the pump bolts

Posted By: CMcAllister

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 07:28 PM

Originally Posted By Monte_Smith

Originally Posted By sr4440

Reid and BTE are the same. ATI is it's own and JW bolts to the pump.

This is correct......but I think BTE likely buys their bells from Reid.

The JW would be my last choice for a Glide, if I was starting from scratch. Not a huge fan of the bell mounting to the pump bolts

Agreed. I've used the JW deal on a stock case. Have to pay attention to sealing the bolts to avoid leaks. Only reason/advantage to use JW's set up is the ability to use a stock case.

Posted By: Leon441

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 07:48 PM

BTE has their own Chevy bells. They sell Reid for others. ATI is its own pattern. ATI turbo 400 customers can request the register machined down as they include the Reid pattern.

Quicktime also offers a few steel bells that use Reid pattern that are a higher still cert.

Posted By: Ian

Re: aftermarket Powerglide bellhousing question? - 02/03/16 08:21 PM

Originally Posted By turbo toad

Originally Posted By Monte_Smith

[quote=turbo toad]They use the thru bolts for the front pump assembly on the glide to mate the bell to the trans. So i would say yes they do all have the same bolt pattern.
Im in the process of test fitting my valiant for a glide now, and I have to figure out what im going to do about the trans cross member.

Incorrect.........JW is the ONLY one that uses the front pump bell bolts. Reid and ATI both use a flange on the case that the bell bolts to and they are NOT the same pattern between the two

Thanks Monte i stand corrected im using a JW ultrabell and thought they all bolted up the same way

Originally Posted By Ian, trany mount all i done is weld a 2 inch plate to the mount and bolts up fine with the std xross member[/quote

Ian do you happen to have any pics of your trans cross member

i will get a pic later today for you