trans dilemma...

[swoop]

Have been in the process of rebuilding my trans and ran into some problems while taking it apart. About 75% of the hard parts are no good and I'm looking at spending a little more than I thought on a rebuild. My friend just got me a 4L60e for $100 that has no reverse but has all forward gears and the hard parts are good. So this is where my dilemma is...do I get all the hard parts for the 700, rebuild it, throw it in and call it a day (hopefully). Or do I rebuild the 4L60e and run a TCI controller and ditch the bullshit TV cable setup so I can progam the shifts, pressures, etc. and be on my way to a 4L80e swap in the future?

What would you do? Anyone please chime in, transmission guys especially.

 

[BigBadSmoosh]

Re: trans dilemma...

4l60 probably won't hold up for long.

 

[George Blake]

Re: trans dilemma...

4L60e, new clutches, TCI controller. As long as it's an early model with the 4 bolt rear tailhousing and integrated bellhousing, it'll bolt in.
NOTHING beats the ability to program line pressure, part throttle shift points and full throttle shift points along with TCC lockup.

 

[swoop]

Re: trans dilemma...

the trans is from a '93 1500 pickup so that would be the first year for the 4L60e right? or was it 92.

 

[dgoodhue]

Re: trans dilemma...

94 is the first year of 4L60E was in the Corvette, I can't imagine the trucks getting them before 94.

 

[jimmyz79]

Re: trans dilemma...

My 93 Sonoma had a 4L60E.

I had a special chip burned to change the shifting rpm, and it worked flawlessly for 200K miles when I traded it in.