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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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I'm pretty sure if you read my other post that my trans is about to crap out. I'm debating on the flt lvl7 or maybe the lvl5 with the billet output shaft (if you think I need it), or maybe a performabuilt, or a apf trans. The apf trans comes with a 1 year unlimited mileage warranty? What do you guys recommend? I am running about 5-6psi right now but I am going to intercool it and bump it up to about 10-12psi and possibly run a 50 shot. Any info is greatly appreciated.


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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 10:19 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Was thinking aboutthe 4l80 swap but I can't have my truck down for long because I own a mobile buisness and have only one truck that I work out of. If I did do it, instead of making new driveshafts could I just use the ones off the truck I got the trans out of?
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 07:06 AM
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Level7, that's what I'm going with
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 07:41 AM
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Performabuitl also comes with a 1 year warranty and a 2 year warranty if you get it with one of their converters.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 01:09 PM
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I am saving for a Level 7 4L65E as well.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 01:20 PM
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FLT Lv7 has been very good to me. If you don't decide to do a 80e conversion, that'd be my choice
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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so I'm pretty sure Im gonna go with the flt. Do you think I need the billet input and output shafts that are in the lvl7? Or should I go with a lvl5 (which is a lvl7 without the billet shafts)? Im only planning on running about 500hp to the ground. And with the thousand I save over the lvl7 I can get my intercooler set up.
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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always buy the level above what you think you need...todays goals tend to be lower than where we end up
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Old Jan 15, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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Don't cheap out on the billet output shaft, you need it.
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