Who is running a 80e with a turbo setup. I am leaning torwards doing the 80e but I would like to see how people like it with a turbo setup. If you could let me know about your setup, converter, times and power. Thanks ahead of time

 

Lots of guys run them on here. Most seem to really like them. And many are going very fast with them.I have mine on order should be in the car within a few weeks.
I decided not to get a transbrake for now as my car is street car and only going to run a few times at track then retire from tracking it.

I wanted overdrive or would have just got a turbo 400.

 

Same here with the overdrive.

 

Lots of boosted trucks are running 4L80s and they all seem to love them. I've actually have 4 4L80-Es. I have yet to run one boosted. I've got one sitting next to a turbo LQ4 that's getting ready to go in my 02 Silverado.

 

Just run a high gear and go th400. If you want, come over and you can go for a ride in zombiess car.....it runs 10.0's here in vegas,with a 2.75 gear. With a 28 inch tall tire, and the 2.75's who needs over drive? It still pulls 180 on hiway.

Ive got a 4l80e in the turbo van, but it needs it. Its 1000+ to change gears, since its awd, and it runs a 29 inch tire, with the oem 3.73's. Besides it ll cruise to other states with 6 people and baggage. It runs high 12's low 13's at 6600 lbs.

In both examples above they basically only use 1st and 2 nd for a pass at the track. I just started short shifting the van, but it barely gets to third. The ets are actually the same wether I hold out second till the line or shift to third. Zombie goes through in second at 136 mph.....with the th400.


Both trans are rosslers BTW.
The 4l80e is a buetiful thing, but way way way more $$$. Going th400 in the van wasnt really an option otherwise I would have.

I have two other turbo camaros, th400 cars, with 3.00 gears and the other with 3.25 gears, with 30 inch tires.

 

Thanks for the info guys. I have always wanted to take a ride in zombies car but i dont know him to well. He was quite the inspiration when i first got my car, but now i am going traditional mount with my set-up.

 

pm me and we'll set something up. More than happy to give a ride so you can see what it's like.

 

Cablebandit does fine with his 4l80.
Lower gears like 3.0 might be an option to some but personally hate them off boost.
I like my 3.54 off boost and still have 200mph top end potential with 4l80

 

I like the 4l80 cause you can get the rossler tbrake and still have fully electronic shifts for every day driving. We went on a mountain cruise yesterday and had I not had the ability to lockup the converter, I would have been in trouble in the mountains.....been there done that. I personally did not want to have to manually shift the car all the time but some folks like that....we are all different

Spoolin here is my info that you asked for
408
s488 turbo
4l80e with yank converter
rossler tbrake
3960# raceweight
3.08 gears
9.39 @ 145 on hoosier drag radials 275/60/15 at 14.5 psi of boost. As far as HP.....whatever it takes to make 3960# go 145mph

 

Dont forget MIGHTYMOUSE has a 4L80E, and has been 8.7x with a 1.31 60' on 17" drag radials.....25mpg....

 

yes...me and mightymouse have the same tranny builder. Mightymouse was even shifting into o/d at the track with his for awhile. He is putting down 150-300 more hp than me

 

505hp @8psi
stock short block
350 gears in 9 inch
3400 yank convertor
first time out the car went 11.29
this is in a customer's car. so far he has been happy with setup the car was originally a 6 spd.

 

Well i have a th 400 now with 2.73 gears and it def cruises nice... but i have a 4l80e waiting to be installed with a set of 3.31 gears.. i have a mvb and trans brake on both so i will see how much better the 4l80e is. But with my weight i can start in 3rd and it drives great lol

 

im stuck between putting a 4l60 th400 or 4l80 in a notch still gonna be a street car but 150 traps. od would be nice, i dont think the 4l60 will hold but will the 4l80 fit?

 

4l80e will fit with allot of modifications. the 4l60e is not the greatest automatic, but my stock one seems to be holding up too all the 12 sec passes at the track at 10 psi.

 

You need a really good trans cooler to expect a non-lockup converter with that high a rear-end gear to last long term. It is doable, but don't expect OEM style service life.

 

thanks for the info guys!
Cablebandit- how long have you had your 80e set-up? how do you like the transbrake with it? If you dont mind could you pm me how much you paid for the tranny?

 

who said there exspensive.. i'll sell u one for 600 bucks.. i have three.. i have a ad for them

trying to sell one so i can put a manuel valve body and a 2500-3200 stall for my other 4l80e,, its a turbo 5.3 mpt70 going carb

 

how much power will the stock 4l80e handle ?

 

Have had good luck with mine so far. 8000 miles on the tranny, 70+ 10 sec passes, 3900lb race weight. I've changed the fluid twice when it got cooked from sitting on the trans brake when I had issues spooling in the past, trans has been great, no issues. I have a big trans cooler though as you mentioned. In normal driving I never go over 2500 rpms, converter is really tight around town.