4l80e transmission question..

[Seneca]

After breaking my freddy brown 4stb trans, repairing that, and now I'm pretty sure my billet torque converter broke, I'm possibly looking to ditch the 4r in favor of a 4l80e, anyone here running an 80e? Just looking for maybe a little feedback on how you like it
Regards Seneca

[RubberCtyRauder]

Cdubs car owned by V kirkendoll now has 4L80 in it. Done by Mo's speed shop

[Seneca]

Cdubs car owned by V kirkendoll now has 4L80 in it. Done by Mo's speed shop

And he is very local to me, thank you very much!

[MOTOWN]

I have a Hughes 4L80E but its still in the crate , as mentioned CWright ran a 4L80E it transformed the way the car drove and shifted , the 4L80E or the 6R80 are your best options.

[Blown3.8]

May be interested in buying the freddy brown unit. PM me some details if available.

[Zack]

I cannot understand how these built transmissions break. I absolutely pound my 2 built 4r70's with no issues

[Turbov6Bryan]

Torque is what kills them, switching to a highly effficient non lockup converter might save it for a few more years.

[Blown3.8]

I cannot understand how these built transmissions break. I absolutely pound my 2 built 4r70's with no issues

I'm with you. We usually go thru 2nd gear clutches every 2 years, but we on the track alot. Something hard finally broke. I havent torn it down yet to see what. We just have trans go kit, extra clutches in a couple packs and the 300m stub. None of the fancy hard parts yet.

[blkZooM]

I would honestly just go with the 6R Seneca. the controller is out, it bolts right up and has been proven to handle A LOT of power in its stock form so no need to spend money on building one after getting it and it has 2 extra gears.

[vkirkend]

I'm with you. We usually go thru 2nd gear clutches every 2 years, but we on the track alot. Something hard finally broke. I havent torn it down yet to see what. We just have trans go kit, extra clutches in a couple packs and the 300m stub. None of the fancy hard parts yet.

Unfortunately, i can attest to the fact that they are the weak link in the drive train..... I went thru one stock and (2) built transmissions.

[Seneca]

Thanks for all the info guys, and the inside scoop on the trans you guys are running, really appreciate it, I haven't pulled mine yet, I have alot of actual work jobs before that happens, at the moment I am really leaning towards the 6r80 I got time tho and need to do more research, when I started the build on this care originally I intended to be on the track more then the road, things have changed and I really enjoy driving the car on the street, I'm not crazy about shifting gears all the time, my current trans is a manual valve body trans brake all that good stuff likely I'll do the 6r80 as it sounds like a good choice for me
I'll update when I get to the car
Thanks again

[cheapthrillb2]

I have a 4L80e in mine. 200k junkyard unit I put a hd2 kit in and a 3200 edge racing converter. Handles abuse well, best pass so far 11.4 @121

[cheapthrillb2]

Question for those with 4L80. What did you do with the shifter? I retained the stock shifter but feel it could be better. Curious what others have done.

[Accumulator]

Question for those with 4L80. What did you do with the shifter?

And can it be used with a column shift (without extensive fabbing), or just the floor/console one?

[cheapthrillb2]

Being I have a marauder it's floor shift. I have mine hooked up and working, just curious what others are doing.