There's a fairly elaborate solution available for that, even available for 4x4.

 

Hehehe Im broke lol

Maybe when I am rich again I'm gonna get mor einfo on that gearvenders hahaa

 

James - what does the gearvendors thing do?

Justin - did you get my email & PM about the sub box?

 

Hmm, lemme look through it. I ben gone for 3-4 day streatches and get a crap ton of mail to read all at once. You're might have looked like spam. lol

 

It's another overdrive. It has a self-contained pump and lube system with a planetary gearset, conical clutch, overrun clutch, and one-way roller clutch. It has a 22% overdrive ratio, or 0.78:1 when engaged. The Gear Vendors widens the overall range of gear ratios you have and lets you run lower gearing in the differential than you could overwise have without it.

Take a look at this CHART

Stock, it had 3.73 gears and a 4L60-E. I now run 4.56:1 gears, a 4L80-E, and the GV Overdrive. It almost completely makes up the difference in range between the 60 and 80, and it gives you the closer ratios of having 5 speeds over nearly the same overall range the 60 only gives you 4 in. (You know that annoying RPM falloff in the 1-2 shift on the 60? Not so with an 80.) It is possible to split every gear with it but that's just a hassle. It's perfect for the highway. Just keep in mind that with a combination like this you are running power through FOUR planetary gear sets (five with 4WD) and two pumps. This doesn't come without at least some penalty in driveline power loss.

 

Wow - looks cool, wish it wasn't so expensive though. Does it handle loads of torque?

 

Agreed!!! My truck sucks out of the hole, bad! I am hoping a converter will help.

 

Ya, the GV are really tough units. Will handle a lot of torque. I used to install them in motor homes and truck alot when I worked at Camping World. But they aren't cheep $2800 for the GV plus gears front and back plus all the crap for an 80 conversion I'd be looking at close to 8K That's a lot of coin!! I'd need to run about 20 psi of boost just to make up for it

 

Sheared off all the splines on the input drum - he's gonna put a new one in and put the tranny back in again. Maybe it'll break again in a few months.

 

That is what I was exactly going to say!!!!

The gearing on the 80E does not feel that bad. But then again I might not feel it with the 3200 stall. I say if it breaks again then do the 80E. How long is the warranty I think you said a year right. If you do the 80E I will make a trip overthere and help you. You will never break that bitch again...provided they sell budwieser over there