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Old Aug 24, 2020 | 10:36 AM
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I am doing a trade with a guy tomorrow if everything works out. He has a 69 camaro in really nice shape. He is pulling his sbc out but leaving the transmission witch I believe is a 4l60. I have a 2014 l83 with the 6l80 transmission that is just laying around. What difficulties will I have? I have the dirty dingo motor mounts and ac brackets already.
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Not a bad looking car.
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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 02:13 PM
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Looks like a great candidate. Have the gen v eng and trans just laying around ( doesn’t everyone? Lol). Post pics once you get it
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Old Aug 25, 2020 | 02:46 PM
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Well I have it. No engine but he left the 4l80 transmission. It is fully manual so no electronics. I will take some pictures later. Right now I have to get ready for the hurricane.
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Congrats. Having the 4l80 is better than the 4l60 in my book. You just need to decide if having a 6 speed auto is worth the hassle of figuring out the trans x member and drive train angles + shifter. I bet the L83 (?) 5.3L DI will prolly pull better than the sbc he had in there
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Old Aug 26, 2020 | 09:16 AM
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Oh he had a lot of motor in the car. I am calming it way down. Lol

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Oh yeah. I stand corrected LOL
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Old Aug 27, 2020 | 10:17 AM
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I can tell you that the compared to the 4L80, the 6L80 is going to give you horrible ground clearance under the car, even with the shallowest pan option available.
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You can use the Terminator X Max V2 for the L83 and also for the 4L80e if it was converted back to electronic control.

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Does the terminator come with its own wiring harness? I figured I would have to box everything up and send it to modified.
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More pictures.
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Originally Posted by frige
Does the terminator come with its own wiring harness? I figured I would have to box everything up and send it to modified.
It is a complete system with ECU, harness, wideband, and GDI box.

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