FLT a good pick over one from GM?
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FLT a good pick over one from GM? I just picked up a 2000 Z28 this weekend 
Its at 100,000 miles and I know the tranny will not last too longer. It shifts find, but OD/4th gear is loud, and vibrates the gass pettle, so I risk gear loss and leave it in D sometimes. Other than that, its really clunky/jumpy when I put it in R.
Im not going to mod it for a long time, but want to replace the tranny. Would the 4L60E from FLT be a better choice over a rebuilt/new one from GM?
Is this level 3 better than the stock one and good for light mods?
http://www.finishlinetrans.com/trans...60E-Level3.htm
Thanks in Advance!
Its at 100,000 miles and I know the tranny will not last too longer. It shifts find, but OD/4th gear is loud, and vibrates the gass pettle, so I risk gear loss and leave it in D sometimes. Other than that, its really clunky/jumpy when I put it in R.
Im not going to mod it for a long time, but want to replace the tranny. Would the 4L60E from FLT be a better choice over a rebuilt/new one from GM?
Is this level 3 better than the stock one and good for light mods?
http://www.finishlinetrans.com/trans...60E-Level3.htm
Thanks in Advance!
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From: Philly
Originally Posted by cyprex
Its at 100,000 miles and I know the tranny will not last too longer. It shifts find, but OD/4th gear is loud, and vibrates the gass pettle, so I risk gear loss and leave it in D sometimes.
Originally Posted by cyprex
Other than that, its really clunky/jumpy when I put it in R.
Originally Posted by cyprex
Im not going to mod it for a long time, but want to replace the tranny. Would the 4L60E from FLT be a better choice over a rebuilt/new one from GM?
Originally Posted by cyprex
Is this level 3 better than the stock one and good for light mods?
http://www.finishlinetrans.com/trans...60E-Level3.htm
http://www.finishlinetrans.com/trans...60E-Level3.htm
i just wanna point out, don't buy the tranny yet. set up a separate bank account with $2,000 in it and SIT ON THE MONEY! there's no point in going out and buying a tranny when yours works fine. wait until it blows. i'm starting to find out that power isn't the 4L60E's biggest enemy, it's rpm's. stick a tranny cooler on it and don't redline it and that tranny will still put out many more miles of smooth riding. then, if it finally blows, you have money set aside. no use buying a rebuild and putting miles on it when the stocker works great. if it ain't broke....don't fix it!
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From: Philly
Originally Posted by BlackHawk T/A
I'm not sure I agree with that. If you wait until it blows, you have no core to exhange with...
As far as I know it depends on what wrong with the trans.. if you really scatter it and mangle the internals and destroy the case and major parts.. no core charge because there will be nothing useable to refurbush but if its just starting to go bad like a bad pump or bad clutches and you dont scatter the trans you will get the core.
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From: Philly
Originally Posted by sixvi6-camaro
As far as I know it depends on what wrong with the trans.. if you really scatter it and mangle the internals and destroy the case and major parts.. no core charge because there will be nothing useable to refurbush but if its just starting to go bad like a bad pump or bad clutches and you dont scatter the trans you will get the core.
that's why i'm saying wait til your tranny starts slipping. you're tranny's not gonna just explode. likely you'll just burn the clutches. i imagine they'd still take the core. it's not like it blew up into a million pieces, right? i mean shoot, they replace the clutches anyway
i assume as long as the valve body and housing is fine, you'd get the core? the sunshell, clutches, accumulator pistons, servos, all that good stuff gets replaced.
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