I Put a Cam but no torque converter
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I'm sitting at 160K orginal stock trans with a shift kit, orginal converter, radiator cooler, and 0% TM. It's a 4.8 with a TSP220. I'm just waiting for it to blow! My floor boards vibrate from 4K to 5500. That's from the trans slipping . . . you should see a log of it!
If you have anything close to a nice truck or you're wanting it to last . . . leave 75% or more in it. Yes it will for a little while, but it will break. If you're planning on keeping the cam, and you will want to go bigger . . . start saving for a built trans . . . it's just a time bomb . . . it will let go.
drop the pan now and change the oil/filter if you want it to last . . . and don't do a trans flush . . . it's the worse thing that you can do.
If you have anything close to a nice truck or you're wanting it to last . . . leave 75% or more in it. Yes it will for a little while, but it will break. If you're planning on keeping the cam, and you will want to go bigger . . . start saving for a built trans . . . it's just a time bomb . . . it will let go.
drop the pan now and change the oil/filter if you want it to last . . . and don't do a trans flush . . . it's the worse thing that you can do.
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I agree taking out the torque management will indeed be harder on the trans a will putting in a stall. But at the same time I see little point in doing power adders and then allowing the PCM to take away some of the power you added just for the sake of the trans.
Your spending money to make that power. I would spend money to be able to use that power. IMHO
Your spending money to make that power. I would spend money to be able to use that power. IMHO
#15
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My trans lasted 23k in stock trim with pressures and shift points turned up, and 0 torque management. I like to open it up on a daily basis...granted my cam and other mods are mild and I have a halfway decent trans cooler (PermaCool 17k), but I really enjoyed stabbing the go pedal every chance I got
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if i were you . . . i would start saving for a build tranny . .. its gonna blow sooner or later . . . mine blew up @ 17K . . with servos +shift kits.. and 63XX shifts . .. im running a buils 65E with a tru-cool 40K cooler and it works great ' shifting @ 69XXX with no problem . . .
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what size stall should i use i have a 216/220 comp cam lsa114 lift .525 .532
and i live near houston and what do you mean about a cooler
and my tranny is built what do you recomand.
what is a triple clutch upgrade
and i live near houston and what do you mean about a cooler
and my tranny is built what do you recomand.
what is a triple clutch upgrade
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I have NO TM in my tune, on the stock trans with a shift kit. Truck/trans has 47k on it and it shifts just fine.... Also I shift at about 6900-7000 at the track...
When i left ~20% of the TM in the tune the truck shift rather odd at part throttle, it was noticiable and it sucked, so i yanked it all....
When i left ~20% of the TM in the tune the truck shift rather odd at part throttle, it was noticiable and it sucked, so i yanked it all....
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