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05-13-2012, 12:09 AM
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I recommend an 80E, all day long. There's constant complaining about the gearing, when most people have never even been around an 80E, because the gearing is really not that big of a deal. People act like it takes a 800 h.p. truck to compensate for an 80E, and it doesn't. If someone held a gun to my head and made me buy a 60E, I'd go with ACE.
i found theres alot more in making a 60e survive than just throwing one in and hitting the gas
if i had to guess my 4 link has also paid for itself not only in help in traction but also helping the tranny survive, but alignment and proper angle is important along with keeping the tranny cool.
05-13-2012, 12:18 AM
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No doubt that you've beat the odds and no doubt that you're right about the fact that there is a lot more to reliability than just bolting up and putting one's foot down. I've got a 60E in my Colorado, which weighs 3230 lbs., but I'd never recommend one for a heavier truck--just too many things that are a downfall. A lot of people question the swap and a lot of people can read ratios all day long, but very few (compared to the number that just assumes), have seen the pros/cons in action. It's always a big debate on either/or, but that's just about with everything.
05-13-2012, 01:08 AM
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The 80e's gearing is not to far off from 60e's and resemble the old school trannys gearing! They hold up extremely well even when untouched and I guess in earlier trucks it's the best options! But with pros there are cons, and having to have 4:56 gears or a 4k converter or just deal with the first 25-30 mph being slow to get moving is defiantly a con IMO. A long time buddy of mine has had a 2500 HD with Lq4 with factory 4:10's but you would never know it untill it's in 4th Taching 3k @ 75mph. He loses all his races from a dig BUT he has put 145k of the hardest miles on that truck and it's still kicking and it's not stock (CAI, headers, exhaust, programmer). All that being said I swapped from a 70e to a 6l80e in a 6,000lbs truck and that's been the best thing for me! When I bought my '07 tundra with 6spd auto that was the eye opener/game changer for me! Which ran 14.0@97 with only a cat delete and vortex muffler!
05-13-2012, 06:36 AM
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Thats complete bullshit, This is pure Interwebz knowledge right here.
I read and read and read this stupid statement all the time and am tired of it, if people actually knew how untrue this staement is more people would have less reservation about swapping in an 80e. They shift so awesome, are so much more durable, This trans should have been factory behind all LS vehicles.
My truck performs better with the 80e first gear as the 60e first gear was really useless , just made it more of a tire burner.
I read and read and read this stupid statement all the time and am tired of it, if people actually knew how untrue this staement is more people would have less reservation about swapping in an 80e. They shift so awesome, are so much more durable, This trans should have been factory behind all LS vehicles.
My truck performs better with the 80e first gear as the 60e first gear was really useless , just made it more of a tire burner.
05-13-2012, 06:50 PM
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My point exactly "high horse applications"
Tim I bet yours does feel great with 560+ hp!
80e's= awesome but unsupported info... I think not!
My second gear is close to a 80e's first gear! Just sayin
Ps. It's not that big of a deal.
Tim I bet yours does feel great with 560+ hp!
80e's= awesome but unsupported info... I think not!
My second gear is close to a 80e's first gear! Just sayin
Ps. It's not that big of a deal.
05-20-2012, 07:12 PM
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Raced my buddys rcsb with a maggie 112 ,trucker cam,boltons,2500 stall and 373s vs my xcab 243 heads z06 cam bolt-ons stock 342s tt3000 stall
Took my whoopin his 105mph vs my 100 trap
He got me but didnt think my xcab did to bad vs a smaller more powerful truck
After 60mph is where he started pulling real strong
me vs dane 2 - YouTube
me vs dane - YouTube
Took my whoopin his 105mph vs my 100 trap
He got me but didnt think my xcab did to bad vs a smaller more powerful truck
After 60mph is where he started pulling real strong
me vs dane 2 - YouTube
me vs dane - YouTube
05-20-2012, 08:05 PM
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I drove mine na with an 80e for about 3 months making 330 whp and still thought it was better all around than the 60e. 1st is better even with lower hp. The 60e 1st is to low unless you have stock hp, after a couple of mods it would just spin. With the 80e it wasn't a "dog down low", it was just about perfect. You guys that don't know from experience, don't know period. Comparing a 7000lb 3/4ton with minimal mods to a 5000lb 1/2ton is just stupid.
PS sorry for the thread jack, but I'm with Tim, all this misinformation is getting pretty stupid.
PS sorry for the thread jack, but I'm with Tim, all this misinformation is getting pretty stupid.
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