Trans Brake with a 4L60E
Trans Brake with a 4L60E Just like it says. Is this a wise choice? Consider the car wont be at the track no more that 4 times in a year. Can I save the tranny with continued and regular fluid changes like about every 6 months or is this a waste of money? Who sells a Trans Brake? Thanks guys, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Chad
Chad
Originally Posted by ss4chad
Just like it says. Is this a wise choice? Consider the car wont be at the track no more that 4 times in a year. Can I save the tranny with continued and regular fluid changes like about every 6 months or is this a waste of money? Who sells a Trans Brake? Thanks guys, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Chad
Chad
Transbrakes for 4L60E are not cheap either. I think rossler makes one and its about $600. Here is one for a 4L80E:
http://www.rosslertrans.com/4l80e.htm
You'll want to get just about every part upgraded in that tranny, not just a rebuilt. Upgraded planetaries, hardened input/output shafts, sun shell, upgraded clutches and band, servos etc. Rossler is the only one I know that makes a t-brake for the 60E that still allows the computer to do it's thing.
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Originally Posted by 1320FEVER
If your not running at least a 28" slick I'd say a transbrake is a waste of money. You'll just smoke your tires otherwise and it won't help your et one bit.
Transbrakes for 4L60E are not cheap either. I think rossler makes one and its about $600. Here is one for a 4L80E:
http://www.rosslertrans.com/4l80e.htm
Transbrakes for 4L60E are not cheap either. I think rossler makes one and its about $600. Here is one for a 4L80E:
http://www.rosslertrans.com/4l80e.htm
A transbrake is very beneficial in cutting a good light. Not to mention a properly setup car that has a transbrake will hook better than a car with just a stall.
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Originally Posted by Enthusiast
Ever heard of suspension tuning? Aside from the fact that this is wrong.
A transbrake is very beneficial in cutting a good light. Not to mention a properly setup car that has a transbrake will hook better than a car with just a stall.
A transbrake is very beneficial in cutting a good light. Not to mention a properly setup car that has a transbrake will hook better than a car with just a stall.
But the guy, judging from his mods, is not to that point in his car that he would benefit from a transbrake. At this point, it would be a waste of $600 which he could use for something else. If you read his statement he says: "Consider the car wont be at the track no more than 4 times in a year."
Simply throwing a transbrake on a car with street tires and minimal suspension mods is not going to help his et. And I believe his money will be better spent on something else at this point.
That was my point. You missed it entirely.
Last edited by 1320FEVER; Dec 13, 2006 at 10:03 AM.
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Verdad Gallardo Thanks 1320Fever, I realize that having slicks is going to be a MUST in order to benefit from the trans brake. I went to the track this past Sunday and cut my first 12 second pass on warm tires because it took 30 minutes to get to the track. After I sat in the pits shoot'n the bull with other drivers and let the tires cool down I was unable to get the same speed and trap times as I was before because of traction problems. So I will be getting a set of slicks to run on the track (gotta ask what size wheel & tire fits under my lowered car) but I was more concerned about making the 4L60E last or if I did buy the T B then my 60E takes a dump, can I use it in a new 4L80E that is stronger and able to take the every so often abuse of a track? My 60ft times are horrible, I have yet to get under a 2.00. I have a Vigilante 3200 stall waiting to go in and then have the car retuned and then returning to the track for some numbers, I met a guy at the track who had a TB and it was awesome. Thought I would look into getting one, thanks for the advice!
Chad
Chad
Originally Posted by ss4chad
can I use it in a new 4L80E that is stronger and able to take the every so often abuse of a track?
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C5 4l60 from RPM TRANNSMISONS. t-brake forged input output shafts 5 pinion and of course rodney's special recipie. i have run 30 145 passes with NO issues, granted no w/t-brake but.......
RPM RULES
[/IMG] C5 4l60 from RPM TRANNSMISONS. t-brake forged input output shafts 5 pinion and of course rodney's special recipie. i have run 30 145 passes with NO issues, granted no w/t-brake but.......
RPM RULES
