4L60E Tuning Benefits?
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4L60E Tuning Benefits? Is a tune worth the price of admission for a stock auto? I realize there probably isn’t much power to be had by tuning a stock motor, but is it worth while to play with the shift points etc? Or are the stock shift points and everything else trans & tune related set close enough to “optimum” for a stock motor to where it’s not worth messing with? Thanks. I “Googled” but I didn’t find much info on tuning a stock auto.
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My thoughts?? You are trading smooth shifting for harsher shifting. On a 4L60E, some would even say that you are moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic. Why bother? It's gonna' fail soon anyway. I don't believe that with a 4L60E as long as you are sensible with it and don't run gobs of torque or power. Yea, I have kept mine stock behind a stock Gen 3 5.3 motor and I'm happy with it - my wife also does not complain about harsh shifting.
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My thoughts?? You are trading smooth shifting for harsher shifting. On a 4L60E, some would even say that you are moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic. Why bother? It's gonna' fail soon anyway. I don't believe that with a 4L60E as long as you are sensible with it and don't run gobs of torque or power. Yea, I have kept mine stock behind a stock Gen 3 5.3 motor and I'm happy with it - my wife also does not complain about harsh shifting.
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If your engine is stock, there is not much if anything to be gained by changing shift points. Reducing torque management and up line pressure will give you a better shift feel, but don't remove all of the torque management.
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The stock shift points are already very close to the factory rev limiter, so you can't bump them much (maybe ~1mph/100rpm or so) without increasing the limiter. And I wouldn't recommend increasing the limiter without upgraded valve springs.
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On my LS swaps with a 4L60E along with the chassis dyno tune I always have them go for a "road" test to dial in the shift points. Around my house there are a lot of 40 mph roads. I have the tuner delay the up shift to 4th and not lock the TC until 45 mph. Keeps from lugging the engine.
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A trans tune will do little to nothing regarding the life and health of the trans.
But it can make a night and day difference in the "feel" of the unit based on shift points and converter lock rpm etc.
Seat of the pants can be drastically improved.
Larger differences are noticed in pickups than in f bodies.
I've found the late (07+) units can be somewhat of a pain to get dialed in with tuning but they too can improve a bit
But it can make a night and day difference in the "feel" of the unit based on shift points and converter lock rpm etc.
Seat of the pants can be drastically improved.
Larger differences are noticed in pickups than in f bodies.
I've found the late (07+) units can be somewhat of a pain to get dialed in with tuning but they too can improve a bit
A trans tune will do little to nothing regarding the life and health of the trans.
But it can make a night and day difference in the "feel" of the unit based on shift points and converter lock rpm etc.
Seat of the pants can be drastically improved.
Larger differences are noticed in pickups than in f bodies.
I've found the late (07+) units can be somewhat of a pain to get dialed in with tuning but they too can improve a bit
But it can make a night and day difference in the "feel" of the unit based on shift points and converter lock rpm etc.
Seat of the pants can be drastically improved.
Larger differences are noticed in pickups than in f bodies.
I've found the late (07+) units can be somewhat of a pain to get dialed in with tuning but they too can improve a bit
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yes indeed
tq management is a very nice feature
and people that haven't ever raced before think that tq management slows you down
yet every fast drag racer you see on TV or at your local drag strip...is using it. They might not call it tq management. But they're using it
tq management is a very nice feature
and people that haven't ever raced before think that tq management slows you down
yet every fast drag racer you see on TV or at your local drag strip...is using it. They might not call it tq management. But they're using it
Yup very true. Everyone defaults to zeroing it out and then wonders why their trans starts slipping. Meanwhile you can still have torque management and decrease shift times separately.
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