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Old Jul 29, 2009 | 11:24 PM
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i am reading that the stock 4l80e can hold 800-900hp STOCK
im hoping to pick one up at a junkyard or a trans shop

then worry about the verter

if its all its supposed to be,
i should have enough loot saved for an awesome rebuild by the time it gives

what will i need to make this work in a 96 Firebird with ls1?

a verter from Yank? can they make one?
a special flexplate?
a spacer?
i searched

i did!!
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oh, i found one out of a 1993 Chevy "Dually" for $200

well? what do i do, guys?!

im ready to get going!!!!
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i would search for a newer one, maybe 97 up, more fac. updates-around 93 they switched the force motor, all the newer ones use a diff voltage
there is a tag on the side that tells the year
i paid $150 and $250 for a couple 2004 units(rebuilders) and passed up a newer one that was supposed to be good for $350, but remember these things are used in large trucks, so by the time they hit the junkyards, their in need of rebuilds
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Also, they WILL need a TransGo-2 shift kit to dual feed the direct to hold 800 hp.
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i would search for a newer one, maybe 97 up, more fac. updates-around 93 they switched the force motor, all the newer ones use a diff voltage
there is a tag on the side that tells the year
i paid $150 and $250 for a couple 2004 units(rebuilders) and passed up a newer one that was supposed to be good for $350, but remember these things are used in large trucks, so by the time they hit the junkyards, their in need of rebuilds

what would be the consequence of having < 97?
would i have to buy $50 extra parts? $200???

ill look for 97 and up

how much should a rebuild cost?
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Originally Posted by slow67
Also, they WILL need a TransGo-2 shift kit to dual feed the direct to hold 800 hp.

i had a TransGo in a 1998 TransAm
damn
no car should ever be without one.
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found one from a 1997 Chevy Dually $325
what do you think?
TransGo and transcooler and hope for the best?

where could i get a converter for this thing?
ive been reading about a special flexplate?
and a spacer?
arent spacers bad???

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I got my flywheel from a 6.0L that had a 4L80 tranny hooked to it, And had Circle-D build me a torque converter , And plus the 4l80e flywheel already has the spacer on it.And you will need the flywheel bolts, there longer. You need to find you a newer style tranny, I got a 04 model for my TA, They have all the update.But you can use a older style but Ive herd there not as strong and the newer ones are, But i maybe wrong tho.
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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thank you for all that

i want to get this one from a 97 "dually" for $325

does "97 and up" cut it?

or is there some way to identify it from looking at it from the outside?

i gotta get one asap and can't afford to buy the wrong one =\

thank you all
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Old Aug 1, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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???

93 dually 4l80e = $200
97 dually 4l80e = $325


talk to me guys..

is it worth the extra cheese?
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Old Aug 2, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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well i paid $325 for the "97 4L80E"
i havent confirmed what i actually bought

could be anything

i hope the 98 CU can control the 4L80e

i dont wanna have to manually control this thing


next step:
6.0L flexplate and bolts

}=[
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If you aren't into tuning yourself then a TCI box
may be the easy way out. Self contained pretty
much, little display and touch buttons.

If you want a stock PCM to run it, you need a
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 05:24 AM
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Yank makes a converter for it too and sells the crossmember. Check their website. As far as the flexplate goes, I went with a TCI one. No spacer needed and bonus it had 6 bolt holes for the converter and the yank had 6 also (as opposed to the standard 3), so I used all of the holes to bolt them together. I'm assuming one set of holes spaced for the 80 converter and one set 60.
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