I've been doing alot of research on what exactly I want/need for my transmission. My truck just hit 97k on stock motor/transmission. To date I have had no problems with the transmission(knocks wood).

My question is: What should I do?
A.) Should I build up my stock transmission with a big cooler,shiftkit, servo, hardened separator plate, 1-2 shift accumulator piston.

B.) Have someone rebuild my transmission

C.) Try and find a 4l65e transmission

Money is the biggest factor in all this. I would most like to do option A because it would mean the cheapest solution.

I am by no means going for 500/500 hp/tq but I plan on doing a 224/224 camswap.


So if I go with building up my stock transmission, should I be ok for a while? I drive 95% highway so that is another factor to consider. Thanks

 

anybody feel like chiming in?

 

I'd say look for a 4L65E and put a shift kit in it. I wouldn't touch yours though until it dies.

 

yea if thats all you plan on doing, really think about it, then you would probably be alright with a stock 65 and just put a shift kit and servo in it. but dont mess with yours until it goes

 

ok that's what I was thinking about doing. LOL maybe I'll change my tranny fluid and "forget" to put fluid back in so I can get a new one,LOL. Thanks guys.

 

If you forget to put fluid in you just wont go anywhere. Fluid is what makes the internals in the valve body move to select gears and such.

 

shift kit , servo and leave a little torque management in should hold up to mild bolt-ons and cam unless you love wot 1/2 shifts all the time . Then you'll need a fully built 60/65e .

 

damnit, I'm to stupid to even **** my tranmission up.

 

haha i might be sellin my built 60e so i can upgrade for my big power mods u wana buy it?