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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 11:10 AM
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The 4l60e should work fine. It's tight but worked OK with the LS3 swap into my 1980. Might be well to check out the max HP/torque rating of the truck unit in case you're planning to up the HP of the 5.3.
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Old Jul 12, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 74modified
I will be using the 4l60e out of the truck. I plan to salvage all I can from the truck- 2001 Silverado.
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That is a large trans, you should do some searching for swaps using 4l60. You may end up with some trans tunnel surgery. I wouldn't mind it to get the results, but not sure what you would be happy with
The 4L60E is an electronic version of the 4L60/700R4. They have the same dimensions.
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