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riddle me this No B.S. ill be buying a transmission from Jakes performance (4l80e)..it seems like on tech everyone says the 4l80 is the way to go. but why is it that one the fastest list th400's dominate?
Batman <-sorry Glides will tend to be in the fastest cars. 4l80s are more street biased due to the overdrive, all out race cars have no use for the od or lower gearing of a4l80, plus a glide weighs alot less.
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i've just been trying to look for track times on 4l80es hahah and i keep seeing 10sec passes. but with the th400 i see 9sec passes...
There are cars in the 9`s and 8`s with the 4l80`s just not as many . Guys go for the lighter th400 in race cars that mostly are towed to the track so no need for the extra 100#`s the 4l80`s weigh. Plus the 4l80 costs more.
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Yeah they are expensive if you go buy a $3500 trans. If you are a do it yourselfer you can put one in on the cheapo. Check out my thread in the trans section if you think differently. I have about $1100 in my swap and its almost done.
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this is where ill be buying my 80 from its the best deal i can find
http://www.jakesperformance.com/4L80...tion_Kits.html
http://www.jakesperformance.com/4L80...tion_Kits.html
There was a guy on here with the screen name cablebandit and he had a 4l80e in a heavy vert and it came in at 3960 lbs and went 9.20's on pump gas with a 408.
I know he parted the car out and he doesn't even post in the FI section anymore.
I know he parted the car out and he doesn't even post in the FI section anymore.
I probably would have spent far more money in the long run trying to keep a T56 up and running. I do like rowing the gears though, but from what I've read, most that have done that swap never looked back.
A TH400 wasn't an option for me because I didn't want to deal with it on the highway. I know lots of people do, but I plan for mine to be more of a cruiser than a track car.
this is where ill be buying my 80 from its the best deal i can find
http://www.jakesperformance.com/4L80...tion_Kits.html
http://www.jakesperformance.com/4L80...tion_Kits.html
With a decent power turbo setup you don't need a lot of gear, I run 2.73's in my 3700lb ltd, cruises down the highway just fine, heck on a road trip this spring we cruised at 90mph for quite awhile, still got 14mpg on e85 including us doing some racing and playing around. A few other cars we have around here run 3.00 or 3.08 gears and are fine also on the highway. Heck even my rx7 has only a 3.50 gear in it(with a 33" tire) so cruises down the highway at low rpm.
I hope when its all said and done my car is in the 9's with the 80e.
Yeah they are expensive if you go buy a $3500 trans. If you are a do it yourselfer you can put one in on the cheapo. Check out my thread in the trans section if you think differently. I have about $1100 in my swap and its almost done.
Yeah they are expensive if you go buy a $3500 trans. If you are a do it yourselfer you can put one in on the cheapo. Check out my thread in the trans section if you think differently. I have about $1100 in my swap and its almost done.
My turbo rat's tranny was $220 plus transgo HD plus 1k worth of torque converter. I won't skimp on a torque converter with a turbo set up.
I didn't think it could be done cheaper, but you did.
I'm gear limited by the S60 rearend. 3.50 is the closest ratio I can go. I run a 28" (325/50/15) tire and it's not bad cruising around. I'm wanting to try out the 295/65/15 which is a 30" and see if I can tuck it without rubbing.