used 15k mile 4L80 with HD-2....will it hold up to....
06-20-2010, 07:55 PM
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used 15k mile 4L80 with HD-2....will it hold up to....
I am trying to decide between buying a mail ordered transmission for $2200 AND pay for shipping or just get a used 4L80 and add some parts to it....I have a few questions about what would be better suited for what I want to do...I figure that I can do it two different ways.....just wondering if either option is worth it compared to the mail order trans....
A: I could get a low mileage one like with 15k miles on it (found one for $1000) and just put the transgo HD2 kit in it.
B: I could get a higher mileage one (100K miles) for something like $600 and then have a trans shop here in southern california rebuild it with good parts, and the HD-2 kit....
I like the simplicity of the mail order 4L80, but its $2200 not afraid to spend the money and do it right....I've just seen a few people who have done a 4l65 to 4L80 conversion and said it was cheaper than other people thought....I have an 07 2WD RCSB silverado with a 5.3 in it....my future plans are to have a TVS1900 on it with a GT2-3 cam and some long tubes.....the 80E seems to be the way to go instead of just putting 4L65 after 65 in it once the blower is on it.....I'd rather get a good trans in it now that isnt going to fall apart when I daily drive the truck and play with it at the track every once and a while with my drag radials on it (already have some et streets mounted and ready to go)......
I would like to add a 2800 stall converter with the 80E.....what do you guys think about doing things with the used junk yard trans instead of buying from a mail order trans place? If you guys have any advice with the 80 build/swap or experiences you'd like to share about doing your 80 swap and how it's held up.....I'd love to hear them!
A: I could get a low mileage one like with 15k miles on it (found one for $1000) and just put the transgo HD2 kit in it.
B: I could get a higher mileage one (100K miles) for something like $600 and then have a trans shop here in southern california rebuild it with good parts, and the HD-2 kit....
I like the simplicity of the mail order 4L80, but its $2200 not afraid to spend the money and do it right....I've just seen a few people who have done a 4l65 to 4L80 conversion and said it was cheaper than other people thought....I have an 07 2WD RCSB silverado with a 5.3 in it....my future plans are to have a TVS1900 on it with a GT2-3 cam and some long tubes.....the 80E seems to be the way to go instead of just putting 4L65 after 65 in it once the blower is on it.....I'd rather get a good trans in it now that isnt going to fall apart when I daily drive the truck and play with it at the track every once and a while with my drag radials on it (already have some et streets mounted and ready to go)......
I would like to add a 2800 stall converter with the 80E.....what do you guys think about doing things with the used junk yard trans instead of buying from a mail order trans place? If you guys have any advice with the 80 build/swap or experiences you'd like to share about doing your 80 swap and how it's held up.....I'd love to hear them!
06-20-2010, 09:08 PM
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what do ya think would be the better route on the junk yarder.....low mileage with just the shift kit and a new filter......OR a high mileage one with a complete rebuild from a local place.....not sure how much cash it would be to completely rebuild an 80 with good street/strip parts.....anyone had to do that yet?
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