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Old 10-13-2011 | 10:53 AM
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Vince were you at FLT when a TCI lower gearset was used in a 4l80e? There were some fitment issues that required some machining. I think you may have
left for your newer job.
The owner has this trans in a 4wd rcsb gmt 800 truck with a 5.0 GEN 3 engine.

They make the 80e ratios a 2.97:1 1st gear and 1.57:1 2nd (from 2.48:1 1st and 1.48:1 2nd).

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Old 10-13-2011 | 05:25 PM
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don't do it !!!!! i have gone thru 5 4l65e trannys go with a built 4l80e you'll be glade you did
Old 10-21-2011 | 02:58 PM
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I killed the 65e at lunch today ! Uuuhhgggggg!!!!
Old 10-21-2011 | 03:37 PM
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I killed the 65e at lunch today ! Uuuhhgggggg!!!!
sucks, don't it? killed my built 60e last sunday, was super pissed.


hope the fix don't cost you much $!!
Old 10-21-2011 | 07:20 PM
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I killed the 65e at lunch today ! Uuuhhgggggg!!!!
What broke in it?
Old 10-22-2011 | 05:11 AM
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Not sure , hit the rev limiter in second gear while I had the shifter in "2" . Coast to a stop and nothing! No gear at all. Won't move in any gear. Its my DD so i put the old slipping one and stock converter in last night. Looks like I may have busted the pump by peeking in there with a light. I still have the input and output shafts sticking out of each end...
Old 10-22-2011 | 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by skeet
a bastard PI 4k reworked by chris at cirlce D its a 4600 now which i hadnt yet to try out, i think this is gonna be the icing on the cake to go mid to deep 10s NA in cool weather, personally i dont think you need a refresher on the level 4, she should hold up just fine. then again i dont kno about FLT transmissions or what parts are used in the level 4.
I too have run into issues with the PI that I have. Thinking about going Yank. Looking at Stage 5 or better maybe at the beginning of the year, if you know who can keep his foot out of it.

The new set up is in BTW.
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Sounds similer to my recent failure. Was driving about 65mph with cruise set then all the sudden the engine rev'd up and I had nothing. I did hook up the pressure gauge and the needle didnt even budge.



Gaulded up the snout on the converter a little but I am going to be sending it in to be gone through just to make sure.
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Originally Posted by hog
Vince were you at FLT when a TCI lower gearset was used in a 4l80e? There were some fitment issues that required some machining.
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Yes I did install a few of those gear sets and I think I machined everyone I installed in one way or another. Not sure if TCI ever got it all straightened out or not but I made them work as far as I know. In a couple of cases we used a late 400 gear set and had to add the reluctor for the output VSS. At the time no one offered this piece so I made it happen per the customers request! Another one I did they had made a mistake with the rear ring gear if I remember correctly and the gear set would bind. This gear set had the reluctor but they made a mistake with the late model rear ring gear. After about a dozen phone calls with them and them sending me another set it still did not work. So I basically fixed them both and sent one back to them so they could fix their issue and see what I did!
Old 10-23-2011 | 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 2BFAST
Sounds similer to my recent failure. Was driving about 65mph with cruise set then all the sudden the engine rev'd up and I had nothing. I did hook up the pressure gauge and the needle didnt even budge.



Gaulded up the snout on the converter a little but I am going to be sending it in to be gone through just to make sure.
My pump looks just like that too! What causes this ???


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