I swapped a 6.0 into my 4x4 tahoe in the summer and the stock 4l60e is finally on its way out..It has a hd2 shift kit and servo, but it has 160k on it so it was on borrowed time..1-2 shift is perfect and crisp, slips going into 3rd, but will hold 3rd when i give it gas. slips into 4th and i have a hard time holding 4th. have to feather the gas on inclines on the interstate or else it slips up to 6k..

Its a stock LQ4 with efans, 93 octane BB tune, intake, and exhaust. My only other plans are a cam, longtubes and a converter with the trans. I wouldnt think id be much over 400 hp in the end..

heres what I have so far

performabuilt is 1600 without a converter for level one..up to 500 hp, 1840 for a level 2 without converter..

1300 for a rossler street and strip, plus a core and shipping..

Flt is 1650 (1485 with 10%) plus free shipping back on the core..

Now i plan on going with a 3200-3600 stall for the truck as many people say it would be fine for a daily, but im not sure..

id like to be able to get a trans and stall for under 2k, as thats the max i can spend...

any other options out there or deals to be found? I would be looking to buy after tax returns in spring..Thanks for the help

 

In my opinion your going to want a little stronger trans because of the weight of your ride.

 

^^^Agreed!^^^

 

Save some more money and buy the next level up from what you think you need. When mine goes out I'll be going with an FLT Level 7. These heavy-a$$ed trucks need the best you can buy if you are staying with a 4L60/65E.

 

Nick, do it right, once.

 

kinda what i was figuring lol..dammit...im on a college budget and im going to HAVE to have a trans in the spring since the truck is my only vehicle..i guess i better hope for a good tax return and student loan return in the spring haha

 

have yours built into a 65e.

 

thats a possibility as well..i need to go around locally and see what the shops say..

i mean my trans right now is perfect besides the 3/4 clutch pack being worn out...the 1/2 shift chirps the tires if im on it hard and its shifted perfect since the day i put the kit in...just the damn clutch pack went out

im pretty sure the trans would still be fine if i didnt have issues with it to being with..it was low on fluid because i had a major leak, and it wasnt hitting 2nd gear because of the servo..

then i fixed the servo, but the cover popped off and i lost the fluid and tried to limp it home before i knew that the fluid was leaking out...