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Old 06-15-2010, 07:54 PM
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ok i am putting a stock 4l80e in my car. I have heard that they will hold up to 500hp reliably. but my car weighs in at 2600lbs. Now will the tranny hold more power since the car is lighter? also i heard i need to switch up the shift points or something like that but how do i change them up will i just be able to reprogram the ecu or do i need something else? thanks
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lighter weight usually means less stress on parts. ive had my trans tuned on a dyno.
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
lighter weight usually means less stress on parts. ive had my trans tuned on a dyno.
how did they tune your trans? trough the pmc or some other device
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Had my tuned on the street (very little traveled road). Doc at EFI Alchemy tuned it through the PCM, with his laptop.




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