Well today I just picked up a 4l80e from my buddy for $100 and it has the gm goodwrench sticker on the top which tells me it has been rebuilt, I got this for my 06 cc turbo 5.3. But what I was wondering, is this transmission is for the older vortecs without the top bolt hole so why doesn't the 5.3 have the hole tapped under the passenger head or can I tapp it and have any of you guys rebuilt these trans at home I am thinking swapping out the first two gears for the lower tci ones!
Yes, you can tap that hole, just don't go too deep. I've built two of them at home. I had to build some tools to work with the trans. The transmissions were very easy to build. Buy a manual and video if you can find one.
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So you said don't go too deep how deep are we taking about and are all 4l80e connectors and electronics the same, so basically if it doesn't get tapped I will only be running 5 bolts.
no deeper than the flange on the engine. Yeah, all 80e connectors are the same and are wired the same though some don't have two speed sensors.
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The one that I have has one but the other one has a dummy plug in it I think it's because it's fwd trans and I wonder why gm didn't drill that hole I also noticed that the aluminum engines don't even have that casting for that hole.
I'm thinking tomorrow I will sand blast the case.Originally Posted by ryan_prettyman
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