Robin86

Hey! Bought a truck with 2003 lm7 and 4l60e. Has tranny cooler and have been rebuilt with what I think a stage 3 ebay kit.
Now, when I do burnouts, Should I just put it in drive or would it "be ok" to put it in first then manually shift it into second when I want to or will that be more painful for the tranny?

MaroonMonsterLS1

manual 1st then shift to 2nd will be better for it.
Overrun clutches applied

Robin86

Oh really? =) new to automatics. Will it be safe to throw it in drive aswell after I burned out in second gear or do I have to let go of the throttle before put in in drive ?

MaroonMonsterLS1

2-3 shifts during a burnout can get funky but usually not a huge deal

Personally I'd leave it in 2nd and get off the throttle before shifting up any further but I don't think you'll grenade anything otherwise

Robin86

Awesome thanks man. Another thing since like I said im new to automatics. Is it bad for the transmission to go from drive to neutral while driving if I wanna get like "attention" and rev the engine a bit then put it back in drive again if you get what Im talking about?

RevGTO

iTrader: (12)

I like to break the tires loose in 1st, bring the rpms up, shift into 2nd, bring the rpms up, and then shift into 3rd as I roll out. Going into third helps minimize driveline shock when you let off the throttle as you roll up to the tree.

Yes, going in and out of neutral is fine, especially if vehicle speed doesn't change much.

Robin86

Alright =) ye just talking about going in neutral somewhere around 35/mph If I see a friend or just wanna rev the engine a bit hehe

98CayenneT/A

You could get a big loose converter then you wouldn't need to put it into neutral, just blip the throttle

Robin86

Haha ye I guess hehe. Planning on a 3000 converter but isnt it Gonna suck daily a loose converter ? Any suggestions on a Good converter btw around 3000?

mjs1012

iTrader: (36)

Is the truck a regular car or extended? Will you tow with it at all? There are a number of good daily driver converters available so depends how you're going to use it.

Robin86

Its actually an old F100 -69 shortbed. Wont tow anything at all. Just a fun daily driver in the summertime =) Gonna do cam and long tubes and a tune aswell