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Old Dec 21, 2009 | 01:02 AM
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how much power/abuse have you guys put one of these through? and what stuff have you done to them?
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they are rated at 460lbsTQ from the factory.
Anyone that goes to the trouble of the swap should put in a transgo HD2 kit at least
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Originally Posted by Aaron91RS
they are rated at 460lbsTQ from the factory.
Anyone that goes to the trouble of the swap should put in a transgo HD2 kit at least
have u seen that transgo has 2 different kits for the 4l80e. and they only cover model years up to 2004. or is it just an old ad?
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what i ordered

http://www.oregonperformancetransmis...y_Code=4L80ESK

doesn't say anything about stopping at 04.
the 4l85e came out then though so maybe that's why some place listed it like that.
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shift kit help a lot? im about to stick a stock 80 in my car...dont want it to shift hard and break stuff
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Originally Posted by Aaron91RS
they are rated at 460lbsTQ from the factory.
Anyone that goes to the trouble of the swap should put in a transgo HD2 kit at least
this is true, but that is in a 7000lbs truck. so it will be closer to 590ish to 625 lbs of tq in a car.
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im hopin to make about 700
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