Cheap Aluminum 4l60e trans. pan
03-26-2009, 01:07 PM
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Cheap Aluminum 4l60e trans. pan I have been looking into one of these for a while. I see the ones on eBay and they are only about 50 Bucks. They look pretty decent, I really don't need a deep pan, I just want a nice stiff pan that won't warp and has a drain plug.
Has anyone ever used one of these? Are they of decent quality? Will it seal up well at all?
Has anyone ever used one of these? Are they of decent quality? Will it seal up well at all?
03-26-2009, 02:07 PM
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I have had several pans and the one I'm keeping,
is an '02 Silverado truck pan (OEM). It's about
half an inch to an inch deeper and if you use the
truck filter kit you have the pickup tube that much
further down in the juice (good for you cornering
fiends who maybe don't check the ATF level that
often), it has a drain plug, and it'll hold up to abuse
that'd crack an aluminum casting. It's not the speed
bump hangup my old TCI deep finned one was either.
Not to mention you're talking used-part pricing.
is an '02 Silverado truck pan (OEM). It's about
half an inch to an inch deeper and if you use the
truck filter kit you have the pickup tube that much
further down in the juice (good for you cornering
fiends who maybe don't check the ATF level that
often), it has a drain plug, and it'll hold up to abuse
that'd crack an aluminum casting. It's not the speed
bump hangup my old TCI deep finned one was either.
Not to mention you're talking used-part pricing.
03-26-2009, 03:18 PM
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I don't really see any stocker truck pans around, just all of these cheap after market aluminum ones.
I also don't like using the stamped steel crap, I just think they have tendancy to seal a lot worse than a thicker aluminum pan.
I also don't like using the stamped steel crap, I just think they have tendancy to seal a lot worse than a thicker aluminum pan.
03-26-2009, 04:34 PM
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I have no weeps on the truck pan, the aluminum
I had was OK too, but a chrome B&M pan was a
total pain in the ***; chrome was too "greasy" and
the gasket would just slide and crush out. Cork /
rubber gaskets suck, by the way.
I had was OK too, but a chrome B&M pan was a
total pain in the ***; chrome was too "greasy" and
the gasket would just slide and crush out. Cork /
rubber gaskets suck, by the way.
03-29-2009, 11:58 AM
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this is what I use, its 2 quarts extra so its not quite as deep as the B&M and less chance to hit something. it give you about a 10 degree drop no its not near as good an option as a real cooler but it helps and is easy to swap.
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
03-29-2009, 12:56 PM
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Just gotta look around, ...
I just bought a used cast deep pan off Ebay for half-price.
Here's a truck pan;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4L60E...Q5fAccessories
I just bought a used cast deep pan off Ebay for half-price.
Here's a truck pan;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4L60E...Q5fAccessories
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One thing to watch is the plug; that ebay '99 pan has a blind
boss (you could put an add-on plug) but later years had a
factory drain plug. Not sure where the cutover year is. But
'02 is on the right side of it.
boss (you could put an add-on plug) but later years had a
factory drain plug. Not sure where the cutover year is. But
'02 is on the right side of it.
