LPW tranny pan

One last item I need to get is a deep tranny pan before before installing my new servos, Transgo, etc. I think cast aluminum is the way to go, but some of the prices are pretty steep for "just a tranny pan".

I just ran across this piece, less than $100 list:

LPW Transmission Pan

I think it adds at least 2 qt capacity and comes w/ the filter extension. I just fired off an e-mail to LPW asking about that.

Anybody got a take on this product. It's a really nice price for the cast aluminum type.

Nice, I need one of those! Tell me how it works out for you if you get one.

Wow, pretty good deal on them!

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Originally posted by Hit Man X@Jun 20 2005, 04:13 PM
Wow, pretty good deal on them!

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Yeah, no doubt about that.

Hopefully it's not too good to be true and thing is actually is a piece of crap :sad:

Looking into it...

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Yeah, no doubt about that.

Hopefully it&#39;s not too good to be true and thing is actually is a piece of crap :sad:

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Okay I&#39;m just so impatient, but I&#39;ve got no repsonse from my e-mail to LPW yet :whack:

I found a joint on eBay that sells &#39;em too. Sent e-mail asking same questions. No response yet :whack:

I got a pile of pretty new tranny parts sitting in a box, ready to go, and this is my last item on the list. Oh, what the hell, time to login to eBay and buy this sucker. I pretty sure it would include the filter extension, and hoping no mod is needed for the dipstick.
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why would you buy a deep tranny pan and then lengthen the dipstick? Wouldn&#39;t that be counter productive? :whack:

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Originally posted by RedHeartbeat@Jun 20 2005, 10:49 PM
why would you buy a deep tranny pan and then lengthen the dipstick? Wouldn&#39;t that be counter productive? :whack:

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Hey RedHeartbeat,
Are sayin&#39; my dipstick isn&#39;t long enough? :eek: Okay, don&#39;t answer that :smile: :smile:

:laugh: :rofl: :taunt:

Okay, so it took about 3 weeks to get the LPW 4L60E cast aluminum pan, but it looks like it was worth the wait.

http://www.gabelcentral.net/docs/ls1..._kit-small.jpg

It&#39;s a quality cast job, very heavy duty. Nice fasteners and gasket. Flush, magnetic drain plug. Holds 2 extra quarts. It includes a SPX Filtran F296 filter. &#036;105 including shipping.

I got it from a joint on eBay, but if you&#39;re interested it might be easier to buy it directly from LPW. The eBay guy basically charged me list price and &#036;12 for shipping.

Here&#39;s a few more :pics: on Cardomain

Nice&#33; I need one of those&#33;

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Originally posted by GMCwantsLS1@Jul 13 2005, 08:58 PM
Nice&#33; I need one of those&#33;

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Leave it to gear heads to get pumped up over a tranny pan :laugh:

GMCwantsLS1, do yourself a favor and look into getting it directly from LPW. The only eBay guy i could find who carried em&#39; wasn&#39;t all that great to deal with.

LPW has an online order sheet and/or i guess you can just call them too.

Here&#39;s a couple more specifics after a little research:

The 4L60E Filtran filter provided w/ the kit is for 1997-up Corvette pans, the one that has the "sump" the middle.

Beginning in 1998 GM went to the "deep" pan for trucks/suvs/vans w/ the 4L60E; it is 2 7/8" deep. The "regular" is 2 1/4" deep. In 1998 they also introduced 2 new dipstick stop bracket designs to work with each pan, and also to accommodate a new chamfer on the VB. The bracket for the deep pan simply lets the dipstick go further into the pan. Thus, the "deep" pan from GM does not add any fluid capacity. 4L60E initial fill is 5 qt and total capacity is 11 qt, no matter if it&#39;s a 1995 Camaro or a 2004 1500 truck.

It&#39;s kind of interesting that GM went the trouble of introducing a "deep" 4L60E pan but didn&#39;t actually add fluid capacity vs. the "regular" one. Guess for standardized service procedures. The update handbook states they did it for "Improved fluid temperature control", which i guess it probably does to some degree :duh:

So, the deep part of the LPW is 3 5/8" deep making the LPW about 3/4" deeper, but the deep part is larger in square area than the OE version. Based on my "water test" I&#39;m still estimating about 2 quarts additional capacity over the OE "deep" one.

Hey Slamma,

That one looks as good as my B&M and about &#036;70 cheaper. Only yours doesn&#39;t have
B&M on it. :laugh:

I wish you had found that and posted it earlier. Then the one the I bought wouldn&#39;t have had B&M on it either.

Looks good,
GM

Thanks gamitch&#33; I thought it was a pretty good find and wanted to share the wealth. Too bad it wasn&#39;t a little sooner so you could have saved a few &#036;&#036; :sad: The pan was the one high dollar item holding me up from my tranny work. I was about one day from just getting the B&M and found LPW by luck really. Better to be lucky than good sometimes...

LPW also makes a nice cap support cover that i&#39;m thinking could really help out my weak ass 10-bolt 8.5" gears.