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TCI makes a 6speed out of a 4l80E???

Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:23 PM
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Default TCI makes a 6speed out of a 4l80E???

I just kinda stumbled across this. Looks pretty nice, but i dunnot about 6k for a tranny... I just wonder how they turn a 4spd into a 6sp...

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(2.97, 2.23, 1.57, 1.18, 1.00, 0.75)

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http://www.tciauto.com/Products/Elec...s/t-com_wp.asp

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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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welcome to last year
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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really, wow, that is the first time i have heard of this...
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
welcome to last year
Last year? This has been done since the 90's by a different company. 4L80 has 3 planetary gear sets, making it capable of 8 foward gear ratios.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:31 PM
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man, i thought i stumbled across something new.... oh well.... I wonder why noone uses it...
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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ive heard of it. You would think theve sold at least one, and somebody would say something about it. Wonder if its a great as their converters.....
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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Gear vendors
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by charcold-bowtie
ive heard of it. You would think theve sold at least one, and somebody would say something about it. Wonder if its a great as their converters.....
ive never heard anything good about their lock up converters.
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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lol, that was my point...
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:26 AM
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Is it just a 6l80e?
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