built A/T?
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built A/T?
I profusely apologies for the stupidity and noobe’ness of this question. I realize I deserve the fate of 1000 rabid dogs for presuming to waste the time of the fine individuals on this forum, just to further educate my ignorant self. Please find the patients within you to read and consider my feeble minded quarries. Thanks.
I had a LS1 Z28 and currently have a 02 Silverado. I know GM performance stuff like the back of my hand. What I don’t know anything about is the drive train in the C5. I’m looking for a A/T C5 with the intent of building the crap out of it. I have heard the trans referred to as a 4L60 but it certainly can’t be the same as the front mounted trans in the F-body’s. Is it just a different case with more or less the same internals? Is the C5 trans any better than the Z28 4L60? With a 800+hp turbo motor, is a built Vette trans going to be a constant maintenance problem? I don’t mind having it rebuilt every 10,000mi if I have to, but if it burns up every trip to the track that’s no fun. What shop builds the strongest A/T’s for C5’s? Thanks.
Kevin
I had a LS1 Z28 and currently have a 02 Silverado. I know GM performance stuff like the back of my hand. What I don’t know anything about is the drive train in the C5. I’m looking for a A/T C5 with the intent of building the crap out of it. I have heard the trans referred to as a 4L60 but it certainly can’t be the same as the front mounted trans in the F-body’s. Is it just a different case with more or less the same internals? Is the C5 trans any better than the Z28 4L60? With a 800+hp turbo motor, is a built Vette trans going to be a constant maintenance problem? I don’t mind having it rebuilt every 10,000mi if I have to, but if it burns up every trip to the track that’s no fun. What shop builds the strongest A/T’s for C5’s? Thanks.
Kevin
Last edited by Z1500; Nov 9, 2004 at 02:08 AM.
Melting Slicks
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I am not sure if the Silverado has a different version of the 4L60E or the stronger 4L80E. The tranny in the Vette and the Z28 are 4L60Es, the tranny in the C5 is mounted in the rear so the case is different than the Z28s. The tranny in the Vette isn't any stronger than the one used in the Z28.
With 800+ RWHP it will depend on how you drive your car whether you'll get 10,000 mles out of a built 4L60E. If you beat on it alot especially with sticky tires, I would not bet the ranch that it will last 10,000 miles.
FLP builds a great tranny, The VetteDoctors also build a great tranny, they built the tranny in "Major Sprays" 9 sec. C5.
With 800+ RWHP it will depend on how you drive your car whether you'll get 10,000 mles out of a built 4L60E. If you beat on it alot especially with sticky tires, I would not bet the ranch that it will last 10,000 miles.
FLP builds a great tranny, The VetteDoctors also build a great tranny, they built the tranny in "Major Sprays" 9 sec. C5.
