1_slow00z28

alright guys i had the trans rebuilt put 96 miles on it ran 4 8th mile runs started cruising around then all of a sudden lost 3rd and 4th gear any input would be nice

melchoir

iTrader: (4)

It needs rebuilt again.

desertLS1

iTrader: (8)

You blew 2 gears... Buy a built one now... What more do you want to know?

L SS 1

i went thru 2 local rebuilds 1 ebay trans on my 89 ta and non ever worked correctly, this time on my ss i just ordered a flt lvl 4 and by there rep on this forum im not worried about it.

1_slow00z28

i would like to know if anyone knows why it did this and also it has vette servos in it i just dont understand why it took a **** so soon is it becaues i did not let everything seat right before hitting the track ?? also is the 4l60e not worth having ??

dnkynrbk

iTrader: (34)

As stated above the tranny is gone man. I would buy a PerformaBuilt and go on. DO NOT go with LOCAL REBUILDS THEY DO NOT WORK. I learned my lesson 2 man after a local shop did a rebuild and in one summer I blew the tranny 3 times in 3 months. I took my loss and called FRANK and ordered on of thier trannys and have never had a problem.

performabuilt

iTrader: (25)

its not about the parts its about the parts/assembly and very much the hydraulics. This is why you see mnay local rebuilds go wrong . While not saying the shops are not good. Most are generic in they build all kinds of transmissions so they dont have the time or the resources to spend on any one type of unit learning and studying how to best make them work in a performance application. Just throwing the right parts in there and a shift kit will not result in long term performance durability.

72blownvert

Do not blame all local shops you just have to find a good one.I am a local shop & i would put my units against anyone elses anyday.I find that most customers haggle with price & get what they pay for.If you know what your doing and put the parts u need in it you should have no problems.

01ws666

+13546 Local builds suck! I had over $7000 invested in my 4l60 from a local shop cuz **** just kept breaking, it had all the same good parts in it that go into performabuilt or flt transmissions but they just couldn't get it set up right to make it last more than 1-5k miles... After all that and being broke I did have good luck with an E-bay trans though got one for $200 out of an 05 sierra with 50k on it and have now put 7k hard miles on the MT's and its running flawless still...

72blownvert

Like i said you went to the wrong local shop.I have seen my share of both of those sponsors units and they are no better than from someone local that knows what there doing.I am just saying don't bash all local stuff.I am sorry you had a bad experience and unfortunately that looks bad for the rest of us.I also know there are 2 sides to every story & we are only hearing your side.

1_slow00z28

so what is the price range on having a 4l60e built i only have heads exhaust lid and gears. the guy that built it is going to open it back up and let me know what happened

FLT

iTrader: (1)

Seeing as how you are already working with your local builder, I would give him a chance to make things right by you. It is possible that maybe something was either over looked or possibly a seal was damaged during assembly.

Not sure what their quality control process is in their shop but things happen. Here at Finish Line Transmissions we have an Axiline Transmission dyno that we use to test all of our automatic transmission. With that being said our QC is pretty tight. We are confident when we ship transmissions they work! Here is a picture of the machine we use every day.



For your car and depending on what you plan on doing with it in the future I would recommend a build like either our 4l60e level 3 or 4 builds. These units can be view here. http://finishlinetrans.com/transmissions/index.htm

Take a look and if there is something we can do for you in the future, give us a call. Vince

1_slow00z28

what about a stall what would you do ?? again i dont mean to sounds like a idot i just have never owned a ls car or anything also mustang and i love the power in the car just want the car to be right

1_slow00z28

also i will be getting at you tomorrow on a level 3 4l60e thanks alot vince

FLT

iTrader: (1)

I would contact (site sponsors)Yank, Circle D or FTI and see what they have to offer you. We see all of which come through the doors here at FLT. Also when a customer purchases a unit from us and a converter from them we will test them together on the transmission dyno I posted a picture of above.

All of which are quality converters and I see them as being a very good option for you. Give them a call and they will point you in the right direction. Vince

Sounds good. Talk to you then. Vince