transampetews6

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I'm thinking of installing a 4L80e in a 4th Gen. f-body. I need help deciding who should build the trans for me. I would like to hear from people who have done this and who built there trans. I want to know who has had a good experience and why. I also want to hear from people who had a bad experience but limit the trash talk cause I don't want the moderators taking this thread down.

mike13

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Jake's did my 4L80E, it's worked great.

transampetews6

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how was it set up? how long has it been in your car? did they do a trans brake?

thanks for the feedback.

+badss+

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Jakes hands down I've got about 3500 miles on his lvl 2 4l80e and I'm happy as heck with it no issues at all will buy next one from them as well.

mrvedit

I participate on other forums too and have always seen exceptional praise for Jake's Transmissions, and never a complaint. Jake is also very generous with his knowledge and has thousands of informational posts on perhaps a dozen forums. He not only builds 4L80s as his specialty, but also designs innovative parts and mods to handle extremely high HP units. It is probably not too much of a stretch to say he knows more about 4L80s than all the other builders and GM engineers combined. With all that, his prices seem very modest.

transampetews6

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ok that's 3 for Jake's so far. anyone else?

willizm

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Jakes, nuff said.

mike13

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year and a half, yes transbrake. He just moved into a larger facility and is getting the trans out much faster.

sjsingle1

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did jake have his open house yet? did i miss it?

transampetews6

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looks like Jake's is the way to go. thanks for the great feedback guys.

LeanPocket

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ive seen jakes lvl 2 behind 4 digit cars without issue

SnIpEz

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Yup, Mike is right, since moving into the new place, production speed and efficiency has greatly increased.

I wouldn't feel comfortable putting our stage 2 in a 4 digit car, but that's due more towards the physical limitations of a couple of stock hard parts rather then quality of the build.

We've been majorly catching up on builds which has been nice, here's a Stage III 80e I myself finished today

We also finished a TH350, a Stage 5 TH400 (very high end unit), and a 200-4R. Not too shabby IMO when were also the ones answering the phones and helping with tech questions

DopeFedZ

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Another vote for jakes. Mine has been holding 730/755 easily. My last 4l60 lasted two dyno pulls and broke on the first highway pull with less power

transampetews6

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ok, I'm convinced that Jake's is the way to go. I'm surprised that no one else had anything good to say about any other vendor.

+badss+

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I think that's because when it comes to a 4l80 trans Jake's invested a lot of time more so then almost any other vendor and the proof is in the pudding.

warriorcustoms

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If the other trans shops tell you to go to Jakes for a 4L80E that should be enuff said When I first got my 4L80E for my 396 LTx build I called Performabuilt & he said go to Jakes since your that close to DFW

transampetews6

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to the top.

transampetews6

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anyone else?

got-a-ls1

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umm i think its obvious.. go with jakes? why keep bumping it up.

Blackpanther99

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Jake's FTW! Enough said