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Old 01-18-2008, 01:34 PM
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Default FLT or Performabuilt?????

Well as some you may know my tranny is taking a
started slipping pretty good yesterday and now its time for an upgrade!
not asking which one is better just want feedback from people who are using these trannies, their experience with them and how long they have held up.


so give me some input guys

I want to stay away from the 80 looking at a lvl 5 65e
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Old 01-18-2008, 01:36 PM
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They're both good trannys, and both companies are on here all the time. I'd buy which ever one is cheapest to be honest. Both companies have pretty good sales pretty often.
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Old 01-18-2008, 03:00 PM
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... just curious... why no consideration of the 80E?

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^^ I live in fear....If I had to do it over again I'd just bust a 80e in there and forget about it.
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As said both companies are on here all the time, both make and build a very stout tranny. Take you pic and I am sure you will be happy with either, this thread will go both ways.

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Old 01-18-2008, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by trever1t
^^ I live in fear....If I had to do it over again I'd just bust a 80e in there and forget about it.
Then you'd have to put a turbo on that beast to keep up
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i went FLT myself....but considering i knew noone with a performabuilt and several running the FLT units and none of which have ever had any problems it made my choice rather easy.
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My buddy has a 80E with converter he only wants $1000 for it... i know you dont want to go that route.. but you wouldnt have to worry about it ever again... and it would just laugh at the 60E when you tow.....

I prob would have gone the 80E route if i could have found one for a decent price..
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I bought parts from chuck at FLT and if i had to buy a trans it would deffinetly be from him. Not only were the parts he did top notch the custermer service is the best.
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FLT hands down
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