And my 4L80E swap begins
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Damn, you have been busy. I have built a couple of 60's before and they are quite a bit different on the inside from this 80 your doing. It looks much more heavy duty in the gears, clutches, and everywhere else. I wonder where the fine line is between the 60 and 80 for holding hp and what the weight between the two are? Does it use more hp to run than the 60? Sorry to hijack, now I will go
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Damn, you have been busy. I have built a couple of 60's before and they are quite a bit different on the inside from this 80 your doing. It looks much more heavy duty in the gears, clutches, and everywhere else. I wonder where the fine line is between the 60 and 80 for holding hp and what the weight between the two are? Does it use more hp to run than the 60? Sorry to hijack, now I will go
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But, the 80 is nothing like the 60. The 80 is based off the Th400 and many parts interchange. The actual weight difference according to Jake from Jake's transmission is about 30-40lbs dry and with no converter. Being that my 9.5" is not really different in weight than what would go in a 60, I can deal with that weight increase.
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whats the comparison from a t56 to an 80? (assuming your weight comparison is from a 60 to an 80 that is..)
So it looks like for people going from ls1/60 to LQ/80 they'll be picking up about 120 pounds.. or 1 light passenger on their vehicle weight. Not bad really when you consider the abuse the 80 can take, and the budget power potential from an iron block lsx motor.
So it looks like for people going from ls1/60 to LQ/80 they'll be picking up about 120 pounds.. or 1 light passenger on their vehicle weight. Not bad really when you consider the abuse the 80 can take, and the budget power potential from an iron block lsx motor.
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Sounds good, I just didnt want to buy a trans that wouldnt work as this would be for a future build. I havent needed to do any research on this issue but the opportunity just presented itself today. I probably have little time to act on it if ya know what I mean. Thanks...
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I cleaned and packaged up your drum for you today, and because I'm such a nice guy I even drilled the hole in the drum for you for the dual feeding process
I'm looking forward to seeing this build progress!
The weight difference between the 60e and the 80e is about 35 pounds. Not sure what JRENIGAR means about the fine line between the two transmissions holding power.
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The weight difference between the 60e and the 80e is about 35 pounds. Not sure what JRENIGAR means about the fine line between the two transmissions holding power.
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I cleaned and packaged up your drum for you today, and because I'm such a nice guy I even drilled the hole in the drum for you for the dual feeding process
I'm looking forward to seeing this build progress!
The weight difference between the 60e and the 80e is about 35 pounds. Not sure what JRENIGAR means about the fine line between the two transmissions holding power.
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The weight difference between the 60e and the 80e is about 35 pounds. Not sure what JRENIGAR means about the fine line between the two transmissions holding power.
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I cleaned and packaged up your drum for you today, and because I'm such a nice guy I even drilled the hole in the drum for you for the dual feeding process
I'm looking forward to seeing this build progress!
The weight difference between the 60e and the 80e is about 35 pounds. Not sure what JRENIGAR means about the fine line between the two transmissions holding power.
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The weight difference between the 60e and the 80e is about 35 pounds. Not sure what JRENIGAR means about the fine line between the two transmissions holding power.
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I cleaned and packaged up your drum for you today, and because I'm such a nice guy I even drilled the hole in the drum for you for the dual feeding process
I'm looking forward to seeing this build progress!
The weight difference between the 60e and the 80e is about 35 pounds. Not sure what JRENIGAR means about the fine line between the two transmissions holding power.
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The weight difference between the 60e and the 80e is about 35 pounds. Not sure what JRENIGAR means about the fine line between the two transmissions holding power.
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Was out at the shop for most of the day. Did a few transmission related things, but most of my time was spent cleaning up the undercarriage of the car (long story, but there's undercoating all under it that makes it look nasty. Anyways, started to make my own wiring harness using the plug that came with the tranny.
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Then I tapped the passage to the reverse servo to put in a set screw per instructions for the transbrake
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And finally I grinded the reverse servo pin a little as per the transbrake instructions.
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Overall things are coming along. Been studying the wiring diagram I got from Slow67, the pcm pinout for a '98, and a plug diagram for the plug I have for the 4l80e. I'm pretty sure I have it figured out and labeled everything accordingly. I bought some pins from mouser electronics to attach the wiring to the PCM and will be finishing the harness up next chance I get.
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Then I tapped the passage to the reverse servo to put in a set screw per instructions for the transbrake
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And finally I grinded the reverse servo pin a little as per the transbrake instructions.
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Overall things are coming along. Been studying the wiring diagram I got from Slow67, the pcm pinout for a '98, and a plug diagram for the plug I have for the 4l80e. I'm pretty sure I have it figured out and labeled everything accordingly. I bought some pins from mouser electronics to attach the wiring to the PCM and will be finishing the harness up next chance I get.
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The only thing I would have done was upgrade to the later style plug. Otherwise it looks like you got it going your way. I drove mine to and from work yesterday. Put about 40 miles on it. I am getting the motor and trans tune slowly but surely to where I want it. I love being able to put the shifter in drive and it shift on its own. Its almost like my truck but with about 450 more hp, lol. You stomp it in 4th and it downshifts to 3rd and boost comes up and the car goes. I know I am on borrowed time with my junkyard 80, but when it starts slipping I will pull it apart and fix whats broken. Between this thread and the links its helpful information. Keep the info coming. Josh
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I was thinking of doing the same thing as you...but I kept thinking, lol. I wanted a shift kit and saw jakes VB kit. Then I saw his transbrake setup which includes the VB mods for not much more money. Then I decided I might wanna run nitrous. The combination of nitrous and the transbrake brought me out of the realm of a budget converter and had to go billet, lol. That's most of my build right there. For the cost of just the transbrake I could of had both a decent converter and the VB kit. But, it's a good thing I went with the transbrake, or I wouldn't have opened up the tranny and seen the cracked direct drum! At least I'm saving money on an actual rebuild and making my own wiring harness!
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I was thinking of doing the same thing as you...but I kept thinking, lol. I wanted a shift kit and saw jakes VB kit. Then I saw his transbrake setup which includes the VB mods for not much more money. Then I decided I might wanna run nitrous. The combination of nitrous and the transbrake brought me out of the realm of a budget converter and had to go billet, lol. That's most of my build right there. For the cost of just the transbrake I could of had both a decent converter and the VB kit. But, it's a good thing I went with the transbrake, or I wouldn't have opened up the tranny and seen the cracked direct drum! At least I'm saving money on an actual rebuild and making my own wiring harness! ![The Jester](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_jest.gif)
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