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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 09:18 PM
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Can anyone tell me if all 4l60E converters are interchangeable with one another? Will one out of a truck with a higher stall fit? what is the difference between the two..Any info is helpful...
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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All 4L60E converters are not interchangeable. The converter from an F Body won't work in a C5. I am not sure about the truck converters.
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what is the difference betweenn the two? do they look the same? are the the same size?
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Old Sep 30, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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A converter from a 93-97 LT1 F-body 4L60 is very simular to a C5 converter, not sure if they're completely interchangeable. If you're going to go through all the effort to change it, do it right and get a aftermarket unit. It's not worth swapping for only a few hundred rpm higher stall. You want at least something in the 3000 rpm range.
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A converter from a 93-97 LT1 F-body 4L60 is very simular to a C5 converter, not sure if they're completely interchangeable. If you're going to go through all the effort to change it, do it right and get a aftermarket unit. It's not worth swapping for only a few hundred rpm higher stall. You want at least something in the 3000 rpm range.
33-97 F body TC are interchangable. I bought a Yank SS 3200 for my 97 T/A. Sold the T/A and had the Yank put in my C5. Works great
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LT1 F-body and '94-'96 Impala SS converters are interchangeable with the C5, but the LS1 F-body converters are not.
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does anyone have a picture of the two converters side by side? ls1 f body and LS1 corvette...
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