2011.... 4 months Old 8000 miles blown trans ... :(
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So its been opened up.... You sure whoever did the work put Dexron V back in and not IV? Easy mistake to make but these new 4L60's use DexV and its not compatible with older IV and III Dex. Might explain the grenade a bit
Even still the 4L60 is no screaming hell imo they are barely good enough for a V6 let alone a V8. Crazy that GM didnt use the 4L80E as the goto unit for these trucks
Even still the 4L60 is no screaming hell imo they are barely good enough for a V6 let alone a V8. Crazy that GM didnt use the 4L80E as the goto unit for these trucks
The 4L60 can be a good transmission for some... It's just that the quality control so they're ALL good transmissions isn't there...
I don't have a cam, but my 5.3 is BB tuned with most of the torque management removed, firmer shifts and higher shift points (which will go up when I get the AFM hardware removed...) and I flog the **** out of my truck every time I drive it
That being said... I'm still going to get rid of mine as soon as I can
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Makes the truck slower
IMO, a truck shouldn't NEED torque management when it's bone stock for the transmission to last. It should only be there to make the shifting smoother.
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The 4L60 can be a good transmission for some... It's just that the quality control so they're ALL good transmissions isn't there...
I don't have a cam, but my 5.3 is BB tuned with most of the torque management removed, firmer shifts and higher shift points (which will go up when I get the AFM hardware removed...) and I flog the **** out of my truck every time I drive it
That being said... I'm still going to get rid of mine as soon as I can
I don't have a cam, but my 5.3 is BB tuned with most of the torque management removed, firmer shifts and higher shift points (which will go up when I get the AFM hardware removed...) and I flog the **** out of my truck every time I drive it
That being said... I'm still going to get rid of mine as soon as I can
But they can be built to handle some serious gaff theres no doubt about that. My local friend and tuner runs 8.8 @ 160 in his 01 blown ZO6 on an RPM transmissions 4L60e so it can be done.
Over the years Ive had loads of them in trucks mostly and they were hit and miss. In my experience they seem to pack it in around 120k kms and once rebuilt with the beefier clutches and whatnot they last the life of the truck. Quite a bit of towing here too