can i use ANY 4l80e?
07-29-2009, 11:24 PM
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can i use ANY 4l80e? 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!!
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!!
07-30-2009, 07:48 AM
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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
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
07-30-2009, 11:08 PM
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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
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?
07-30-2009, 11:24 PM
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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???
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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07-31-2009, 02:16 PM
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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.
07-31-2009, 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
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
08-02-2009, 07:55 PM
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too late 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
}=[
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
"segment swap" binary which will then be a kind
of nonstandard thing (beware a dealership reflash
or an alternate tuning software). Not to mention
the half-dozen variants of '98 OS to begin with.
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
"segment swap" binary which will then be a kind
of nonstandard thing (beware a dealership reflash
or an alternate tuning software). Not to mention
the half-dozen variants of '98 OS to begin with.
08-05-2009, 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.
