New trans. 4L60E or 4L80E????

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Nov 5, 2008 | 11:42 AM

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rockerjoe2008

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There are cars around here running consistent 8 second 1/4s with level 5 4l60es no problems.

Nov 5, 2008 | 11:58 AM

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Nice to see the same 60e >< 80e thread. Just tack this one on to the dozens more around. Same content different day.

Nov 5, 2008 | 01:13 PM

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I've built a few 80's for trucks, and I've built tons of 60's. Both trannies have their problems. I've seen bunch of stock 80's break the intermidiate sprag. Most of the people that have went 80's is because they use an unexperienced builder, cheap out and use cheap parts, or have somebody build it that has no idea what they are doing.

Flt Built my lvl 5 65e roughly a 4k dollar trans and got about 6k miles out of it. It cost less for me to do my 80e swap then it did to buy the lvl 5 from Flt.

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There are cars around here running consistent 8 second 1/4s with level 5 4l60es no problems.

Lil weight dif between a car and truck dont you think Joe.

Nov 5, 2008 | 01:22 PM

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I don't think so, stock 80's are pretty stout, but they won't hold 600-700 rwhp very long without burning up or breaking the stock intermidiate sprag. I'd put my new 60 vs a stock 80 any day!

I guess I'd rather put a sprag in an 80e than spend the money to fix this.

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Flt Built my lvl 5 65e roughly a 4k dollar trans and got about 6k miles out of it. It cost less for me to do my 80e swap then it did to buy the lvl 5 from Flt.

Lil weight dif between a car and truck dont you think Joe.

My LVL 5 went maybe 8K miles. I'm giving up on the 60/65E also.

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Nov 5, 2008 | 03:11 PM

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Lil weight dif between a car and truck dont you think Joe.[/QUOTE]

Yea, I agree there is a weight difference. And I agree the weight difference matters. Just trying to put everything in context for him.

Nov 5, 2008 | 04:11 PM

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Thank you for all the help Im sorry I brought up the same subject just diff. night but everyones been a big help..... Thank You Everyone.... I wanted some advice from someone who wasnt trying to sell me there crap. Ive been to 4 shops in town and they all gave me the famous "Ill build you a 60e that u wont break Ive been doing this for years" and i dont believe half of what they tell me....

Nov 6, 2008 | 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by 00'TurboTahoe

Dude, post whatever you want when you want. My statement wasn't so much aimed at the topic but at the typical replies. Sound 80E advice sprinkled wiith the 60e die hards jumping in touting the mythical 60e transmission touched by GOD that everyone WANTS to believe in. My apologies if I alienated you.

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