How are your trannys holding up?

[wm_sorg]

Mine is holding up great! Probably because I am not driving it yet. I hope I will get some good life out of it before I need the farm truc special. Right now I need the money for body work.

[cammed02silvy]

went through 3 stockers due to nitrous/boost and 1 FLP all on the stock motor. this new motor has killed one more FLP s4 tranny, but this new one from Phoenix in Weatherford is doing pretty good.

[farmtruc]

after all the abuse i do to mine, jag performance tranny holding up great, i can assure you i put it through the test everyday, hahaha
and it didn't cost $3500 like other built tranny's.

later,

allen

[Sleeper]

i hear the t56's are stronger from 98, but then some of the 99" t56's arent..only what i read hear though...we'll see.

[L82gofast]

I lost the 4L60 on my '98 after about 45k. I'm thinking the 4L80E I have now will hold up to whatever I throw at it.

[farmtruc]

for those with ls1's and are thinking about the 80E, speartech just mentioned they have a harness you can buy to adapt it to your 60E harness,

you need programming too,

it's def. stronger, but is it worth the extra drivetrain loss and weight

[Hit Man X]

Originally posted by farmtruc@Sep 30 2003, 11:07 PM
after all the abuse i do to mine, jag performance tranny holding up great, i can assure you i put it through the test everyday, hahaha
and it didn't cost $3500 like other built tranny's.

later,

allen

Yeah off the shelf trannies are soooooooooooooooo insanely overpriced. I am temped to buy a trashed 4L60E and try to rebuild that bitch myself with a basic rebuild kit. Just to see if I can. Hell it be a fun waste of $80.

Oh about the 4L80E swap. Yeah that trans is pretty damn expensive to build up. You have to find (or steal, at your risk) one, rebuild it, buy a converter, install it all, add the wiring harness, and get it setup.

It will take some serious power but very expensive. I wouldn't do it unless you plan heads, cam, blower (or spray or turbo), and 5.7-7 liters of displacment.