Automatic Transmission 2-Speed thru 10-Speed GM Autos | Converters | Shift Kits
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Built transmission question

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jun 19, 2012 | 10:04 PM
  #1  
rlatulipe5591's Avatar
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
 
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
From: Birmingham Alabama
Default Built transmission question

Ok so I found a local guy that's got a good rep for building trannys and I'm wanting to know what all I need to add or change in the tranny for it to hold up to my mad driving style, or what are the weak spots in the tranny...like the 3-4 clutches. It's a 4l60e out of a 98 Camaro z28 I'm running the stock horsepower and never track it . Apologies if there's already been a thread like this.

Last edited by rlatulipe5591; Jun 20, 2012 at 01:57 AM.
Reply
Old Jun 20, 2012 | 02:01 PM
  #2  
mrvedit's Avatar
Moderator
15 Year Member
Photogenic
Photoriffic
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 7,321
Likes: 527
From: Ann Arbor, MI
Default

Not to be an a-hole, but there are 100+ threads like this. (That is why no one has yet replied.)
For your application, I would:
* Ask your builder to get a 2003 4L65E rebuild kit as this will include a high-energy 7-friction 3-4 clutch set. I got one from the huge Transtar distributor and it included the Raybestos GPZ105 frictions, which are their latest ones based on their Z-Pak.
* Add either "The Beast" or the newer (and $20 more) Sonnax Smartshell.
* Get a 13-vane pump kit (about $40)
* Make sure the builder replaces the separator plate. ($25)
* Make sure the builder replaces the accumulator pistons with aluminum ones. ($10)
Optionally consider having the Transgo HD2 shiftkit installed at the "lightest" settings;
the resulting higher line pressure will extend the life of the clutches.
Reply




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:32 PM.