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Old May 2, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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Thanks for the input!
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Old May 2, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 6-Speed Terror
i would say if the person building it knows what he is doing it will last. i know of trucks running in the 10's 11's and 12's with built 4l60e, cars also with the same times but if it can handle the weight of a truck at those times i wouldnt say they are all junk

not all 4l60's are junk...from the factory they are.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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The grinding is probably the sungear shell fixing to go. Unless it was replaced.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Spazdout
not all 4l60's are junk...from the factory they are.
thats true , i rebuilt mine about yr and half ago with no problems and hitting 11.9's on motor and now just started spraying , i belive its in the person who build it imo.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 1_badz28
thats true , i rebuilt mine about yr and half ago with no problems and hitting 11.9's on motor and now just started spraying , i belive its in the person who build it imo.
you rebuilt it yourself or had someone else do it, if so who? I want to build up mine or get a better tranny before it ever goes out.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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Theres a local guy down here in the valley that does awesome work on 4l60e, JR Performance Transmissions.
Heres the link to one of the cars that has been running his tranny for about 4yrs the car has ran consistant 10.00's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVlzG8rmacY.

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Old May 2, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Figz Z28
Theres a local guy down here in the valley that does awesome work on 4l60e, JR Performance Transmissions.
Heres the link to one of the cars that runs his tranny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVlzG8rmacY.
i have been in some of the cars and trucks that have his rebuilt trannys must say two thumbs up! i've seen that car run too it is awsome im hoping to be running similar to it?
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Old May 2, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by white man
you rebuilt it yourself or had someone else do it, if so who? I want to build up mine or get a better tranny before it ever goes out.
a friend of mine did for me his name is joe.let me know if i can help u in anything , btw im from laredo tx.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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wait i thought a stall wouldnt kill the tranny that fast?

i just got my 3200ss and havent put it on. i got 112k miles on the tranny itself and also putting in a tranny cooler as well. think my tranny will die in a month?
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Old May 2, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bmxer8699
wait i thought a stall wouldnt kill the tranny that fast?

i just got my 3200ss and havent put it on. i got 112k miles on the tranny itself and also putting in a tranny cooler as well. think my tranny will die in a month?
in some cases it does take it out fast in others it doesnt. its one of the hit or miss like the rearend. also dont go higher on the shift points while being stock.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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4L60s arent cheap and to me not worth the money, I'm saving for a Th350 in mine when the time comes, I wont daily my car ever again, hasnt been since 04, so as long as my speedo functions, I dont care about loosing over drive. If the car was a daily driver it would be a different story.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 02:54 AM
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man reading this made me sick
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Old May 3, 2007 | 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by white man
man reading this made me sick
Don't let it get to you man, but some people have good luck with Built 4L60e's. Me personally rather built a transmission only once and get on the road with no worries. (T56)


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Old May 3, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by white man
man reading this made me sick

Your gonna love this. Everyone. All that "grinding" wasn't grinding at all. It was the Y-Pipe screws! LOL Every bolt pratically came loose and made it look at though it had teretz. Lame I know but hell I am so f**king happy. So is Danny. We got it done at Lethal. We heard that noise everytime we moved gears. Once the screws were tightened, done. No noise. Now we can go fourth with the head and cam package!

"White Man" nothing to worry about. You'll be just fine.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Thats good to hear. I only have 12 more payments then I'm going to throw the money I would have used to pay my car bill in the tranny/rearend fund.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by white man
Thats good to hear. I only have 12 more payments then I'm going to throw the money I would have used to pay my car bill in the tranny/rearend fund.
12 payments. Hell I got ONE MORE! Then the cash is going into the head and cam fund!
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Old May 3, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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you can make a 4L60e last a lot longer with just a shift kit, and a cooler
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Old May 3, 2007 | 10:54 AM
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Got the cooler.
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Old May 3, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by camracingah
Got the cooler.
yeah, but how big is it? Is it at least a 28K?
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Old May 3, 2007 | 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Tootall
yeah, but how big is it? Is it at least a 28K?

Don't know because it was already with the car when we got it.
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