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Old May 5, 2015 | 10:56 PM
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I got an LY6 with no transmission and want to run it with his original tranny, ie, the 6L80E. The donor car was a Chevy 2500HD year 2008.

What years' range is compatible with this engine's PCM (E38) ???
All 6L80E came with T42 TCM inside?
Can I run a car's 6L80 by swapping the tail or came with different TCM or gear shiftter device?

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Originally Posted by Gonzalo Bravo
Hi guys

I got an LY6 with no transmission and want to run it with his original tranny, ie, the 6L80E. The donor car was a Chevy 2500HD year 2008.

What years' range is compatible with this engine's PCM (E38) ???
All 6L80E came with T42 TCM inside?
Can I run a car's 6L80 by swapping the tail or came with different TCM or gear shiftter device?

thanks in advance!
2008 HD came with a 6L90E actually and it is a T43 TCM or as GM calls it a TEHCM. I will all depend on what engine controls you use. If you use the original e38 with somewhat production call it can work with the right tune in the transmission. It is not so difficult to make it work,
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Old May 6, 2015 | 12:02 AM
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2008 HD came with a 6L90E actually and it is a T43 TCM or as GM calls it a TEHCM. I will all depend on what engine controls you use. If you use the original e38 with somewhat production call it can work with the right tune in the transmission. It is not so difficult to make it work,
Am I able to check it with the car VIN?
What year/model is the break point between 6l80 and 6L90s ??
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Like stated the HD trucks have the 6L90E
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Originally Posted by 62nalide
Like stated the HD trucks have the 6L90E
Um, the problem is the adapter to run the T case is for a 6L80E.
Is the PCM (E38) that was born for the 6L80E able to control a 6L90E?
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Originally Posted by Gonzalo Bravo
Um, the problem is the adapter to run the T case is for a 6L80E.

Is the PCM (E38) of the 6L80E able to control a 6L90E?
Some experiende to control a 6L90 with a E38 (same year) that originally came with the 6L80?
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Originally Posted by Gonzalo Bravo
Some experiende to control a 6L90 with a E38 (same year) that originally came with the 6L80?
E38 is only used for engine controls. The production engines using e38 had both 6l80e and 6l90e transmissions. All that matters is what is programmed into the transmission TCM (to be short). The transmission controller is inside the transmission. As far as using a 6l80e and that style T-case, u can do it, like I said previously, the transmission tune needs to match.
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