don't be skeerd, drive like it owes you money and if it breaks.......upgrade!!
you bought a sports car, use it.

 

There are no built A6s on the market right now though. You can only upgrade to another factory tranny.

 

your right, just checked their site and rpm does not offer anything yet. i would still call him and see how far off he is.

 

Man, that sucks, sorry to hear that.

How many passes did you have under your belt before it went?

 

 

I would check with Rodney at RPM Transmission first. He is the master at building a useable 4L60E. I am sure he can do something with the 6L60E

Keith

 

I find that impressive for a stock tranny that has been through what yours has I'm glad to see you aren't complaining about it, because it really sounds like it held up significantly better than a stock tranny should be expected to. 1-2-3 burnouts are killers, all those track passes etc.

 

6L80E actually.
And yes I too had heard that Rodney/RPM had built/rebuilt a few of them already.

 

Yes he as done a couple of those, but they need major modification to the transmission, bellhouseing, and troque tube to fit and work. Plus they cost about a factor of 3 to 4 times that of a built 4/6L60E.

Keith

 

Wait, do they even have a 6L60E?
The A6s in our Corvettes are the 6L80E, some even feel that it's listed as an '80' because it's a 'heavy duty' unit much like the 4L80E is/was.
Either way I don't believe that the 6L80 is based off of the 4L60, supposedly this one is a whole new 'clean sheet' ground up design.





The 6L90E is in the new Cadillac CTS-V.
There are a few variations on the 6L80/6L90 trans, some are used in heavier duty truck applications as well.

 

Wow!

 

That's gotta be frustrating. I've got almost 2 years with the Textralia OZ700 Z type, and it takes all the abuse I can give it. Have you tried one?

 

Yep, that's the whole reason I went with an '05 4L60E.....I knew if I roasted the A6 I was screwed with no possibility for upgrades.....sure enough, 3k miles after my blower install I lost 3rd gear. I called Rodney and had a Stage V put in my car about a week later. That's the second tranny Rodney has built me- both have been on 550rwhp or more Vettes and have proven to be bullet proof.

 

I have a VE/G8 with the 6l80e that has done about 50 passes and now makes very good HP

My concern is if I fry the box what then do I do as I doubt we can retrofit a 4l60 box.

Will a 6l90e bolt straight up or is it possible to retrofit a built 4l60 /65

cheers

 

I just talked to TCI today ( 6/3/08 ) and they said they will have a converter AND a built 6L80E on the market in 2-3 months! Im going with a C6 A6! With a converter and a tire, its gonna be unbeatable and I wont ever have to worry about the clutch pedal sticking to the floor.

 

How much rwhp and rwtq did TCI say the 6L80E would support? Boy having a A6 conversion package for the C5 would be very nice

Keith

 

I have had 0 luck with TCI stuff I would look at another shop JMO

 

Every company has let a few people down at some point, but in all honesty, thier 6L80E will be better than anything else thus far. They seem to be on thier game to me.

 

Actually the rep said "more than most guys can throw at it".

I would assume 600rwhp atleast.

 

I would hope/expect it to hold a lot more than that. A well built 4L60E can hold that much with some holding 700+ rwhp.

Keith