transmission

[skeet]

i have a 4l60e transmission (99 silverado 5.3l swap), trying to figure out whats best, a new one (upgraded) if so which one.. or a transgo shift Kit, (which one) with vette servos.


p.s. the tansmission has a 100k miles on it so if new would be benificial which one would i need to get? also getting a stall for this truck a 3000 yank more then likely.



p.s.s. mods on truck, a nelson tune, cold air intake, AEM brute force headers ( not installed yet) a cam havent decided on size. also looking at heads.. would like to know whats a good set... also have a posi trac rearend that i will be installing soon i think it has 3.73 gears not foresure ...



p.s.s.s. lol sorry if i sound green about all this but i am lol but when i start a project like i have, like most mentioned its adicting, and theres no limit on what i can spend but then again this will be a very day driven truck ....

[ducky]

A rebuild kit would be nice for the 5.3 if you plan on keeping the mods to a minimum. But once you start upgrading the engine, that transmission is sure to go. I guess it all depends on what you have in store for the truck.

If you have the money, look into a finishline transmission. Those things are bullet proof from what I have read and seen and I'm planning on going that route once I get my 5.3 into the truck as well.

[skeet]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(duckysbht &#064; Feb 2 2007, 09&#58;13 PM) [snapback]82038[/snapback]</div>

A rebuild kit would be nice for the 5.3 if you plan on keeping the mods to a minimum. But once you start upgrading the engine, that transmission is sure to go. I guess it all depends on what you have in store for the truck.

If you have the money, look into a finishline transmission. Those things are bullet proof from what I have read and seen and I&#39;m planning on going that route once I get my 5.3 into the truck as well.
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thanks ducky , ok this is what i am looking at for future, installing a new modified cam ( have no idea on which one or size yet) a good stall, and more then likely modified heads.. i am looking to push close to 500 rwhp before said and done, but i still have to keep in mind this truck will be driven daily even though i live about 8 minutes from my job i love my truck and it will be driven lots of times.... ( at lease until next year when i buy a new one)...


you mention finish line this is fine but i guess i am needing to know which one lol..

[RedHeartbeat]

www.finishlinetrans.com

If you have sticker shock over the price of the FLT, check out TRTTurbo.com, they have a built 4L60e for a really good price and they are starting to keep one in stock at all times. If that doesn&#39;t work for you there are others out there too. Check out the site sponsors for their current deals.

[Defunct SO]

We have one unit basically ready. They are vacume modulated and so have a 2 year warranty on hydrolics. We have these behind several 500rwhp cars that are doing beautiful. Also, a track only car with 300+ passes and still going strong. These are typically less than &#036;1500.00.
Thanks for the props Greg.

[skeet]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(trtturbo &#064; Feb 2 2007, 09&#58;56 PM) [snapback]82041[/snapback]</div>

We have one unit basically ready. They are vacume modulated and so have a 2 year warranty on hydrolics. We have these behind several 500rwhp cars that are doing beautiful. Also, a track only car with 300+ passes and still going strong. These are typically less than &#036;1500.00.
Thanks for the props Greg.
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greg i am gonna give ya a call this coming week maybe we can talk about which way i would need to go as per transmission.

p.s. do you also sell stalls? if i get the tranny from ya i assume i can get a good stall from ya ...

[RedHeartbeat]

That would be Billy at TRT that can help you out there. Give him a call, he&#39;s very helpful and can do your install if you&#39;re local or want to deliver the truck to him.

[skeet]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RedHeartbeat &#064; Feb 3 2007, 10&#58;12 AM) [snapback]82100[/snapback]</div>

That would be Billy at TRT that can help you out there. Give him a call, he&#39;s very helpful and can do your install if you&#39;re local or want to deliver the truck to him.
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thanks for the correction RHB, billy it is, hmmm na i live in the southeast texas close to beaumont i dont think i could deliver my truck lol ... would be kinda expensive


p.s. wish some of these guys would be closer &#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;

[RedHeartbeat]

You could probably schedule a specific day to drive up there for an install and they could finish the swap that day, I would think. Beaumont&#39;s not that far. I used to make day trips to there from Dallas.

[skeet]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(RedHeartbeat &#064; Feb 3 2007, 10&#58;22 AM) [snapback]82102[/snapback]</div>

You could probably schedule a specific day to drive up there for an install and they could finish the swap that day, I would think. Beaumont&#39;s not that far. I used to make day trips to there from Dallas.
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this isnt a bad idea , might be forced to take some early vacation lol cause i wouldnt think they would work on saturdays ..

still got some figuring to do one thing i like is it done right the first time, meaning what i need veruses what i wanna do ...i dont mind spending the dollars for what i need as long as i dont have to redo it ... later...