4l60e or 4l80e?
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4l60e or 4l80e?
I am going to be putting a 5.3 into an 84 chevy c10 and need a transmission to go with it. Since I am starting with nothing should I find a 60e or 80e? The 5.3 only has a small torque cam in it now. The only mod it might get later is a little bigger cam. The only towing that it will see is hauling a couple of 4 wheelers. I have read that I will lose some power with the 4l80e. How much of a difference is there? It won't be raced but will be driven fairly hard. Will a 4l60e hold up?
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I would do built 60e, you dont weigh much more than an fbody with around the same power, i think it will be fine.
once forced induction come into play, its another story
once forced induction come into play, its another story
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I think a built 60 would hold it with no problem at your power level, but you could get an 80 at a junkyard that would cost less and be stronger as well. Since you're starting from scratch, do it once.