4l80e build

[2wd_Sled_Puller]

My 4l80e has 200,000 miles on it and i am starting to do quit of bite of heavy pulling with her. Take the dmax back and forth to the pulls and pulling the tractors from ranch to ranch. I wanna get a pulling serise tranny for this thing and a temp gauge for my tranny. I pulled my dipstick yesterday and my tranny fluid smells burnt and looks burnt but the tranny is not slipping. Can someone give me a off the wall figure on about what it would cost to get this tranny refreshed for pulling with the new converter??

 

[Mike L.]

My 4l80e has 200,000 miles on it and i am starting to do quit of bite of heavy pulling with her. Take the dmax back and forth to the pulls and pulling the tractors from ranch to ranch. I wanna get a pulling serise tranny for this thing and a temp gauge for my tranny. I pulled my dipstick yesterday and my tranny fluid smells burnt and looks burnt but the tranny is not slipping. Can someone give me a off the wall figure on about what it would cost to get this tranny refreshed for pulling with the new converter??

Call GM. Your trans is not worth building.

 

[dmaxvaz]

my 97 6.5 plow truck has the 4l80 e and it smelled burnt for like 3-4 years; i just kept changing the fliud once a year and finally my brother (16 yr old) plows with it and breaks the reverse band in it. my trans guy said the clutches still looked new when he went through it.

 

[dmaxvaz]

Call GM. Your trans is not worth building.

what does that mean? call gm? i dont get it

 

[2wd_Sled_Puller]

Call GM. Your trans is not worth building.

why is it not worth building mike

 

[mainer]

probably like its not worth rebuilding a 350 for use in a pickup as a stock power motor... you can buy crate 350's with warranty for like $1300.

i'm guessing that 4l80's are the same?? cheaper to buy direct than to pay someone else to rebuild

 

[2wd_Sled_Puller]

probably like its not worth rebuilding a 350 for use in a pickup as a stock power motor... you can buy crate 350's with warranty for like $1300.

i'm guessing that 4l80's are the same?? cheaper to buy direct than to pay someone else to rebuild

The problem is with today technology dont they have clucths that take heat better. And u can put more clucths in a drum. Saying that a 4l80e is junk and u shouldnt rebuild them is just like saying a allison is garbage and u shouldnt rebuilt it. People only build stuff to make it better to do your everyday live style. You cacth my drift??


There is nothing wrong with the tranny now. I just wanna put better quailty parts in it for the road ahead.

 

[duratothemax]

The problem is with today technology dont they have clucths that take heat better. And u can put more clucths in a drum. Saying that a 4l80e is junk and u shouldnt rebuild them is just like saying a allison is garbage and u shouldnt rebuilt it. People only build stuff to make it better to do your everyday live style. You cacth my drift??


There is nothing wrong with the tranny now. I just wanna put better quailty parts in it for the road ahead.

kurt you say this as if you have been working on GM engines and tranny's for 40 years.

 

[2wd_Sled_Puller]

kurt you say this as if you have been working on GM engines and tranny's for 40 years.

No its just common sense. The truck has the original transmission in it that has 200,000 miles on it if i had 200,000 miles on me i would fill like hooking to 18,000 pounds and dragging it down the road. I would want a refresh

 

[Josh2002cc]

You pull 18,000 lbs with a 97 2500hd 350ci?

 

[duratothemax]

You pull 18,000 lbs with a 97 2500hd 350ci?

its not even an HD. Its a 2500 light duty (6-lug)

 

[2wd_Sled_Puller]

its not even an HD. Its a 2500 light duty (6-lug)

Wrong Ben its 8 lug with 4.10's.

And yes i haul the dmax with 1500 pounds in the bed of my truck and the weight of the trailer. Give or take a little on the 18000 pounds but not far from it. I got tool box full of tools and 2 decent size craftsmen boxes full also

 

[duratothemax]

Wrong Ben its 8 lug with 4.10's.

And yes i haul the dmax with 1500 pounds in the bed of my truck and the weight of the trailer. Give or take a little on the 18000 pounds but not far from it. I got tool box full of tools and 2 decent size craftsmen boxes full also

well then the picture you posted a while back isnt actually your truck. The truck pic you posted was 6 lug. Or was that another fantasy thing of yours that you say you have but actually dont like the GT42?

 

[2wd_Sled_Puller]

well then the picture you posted a while back isnt actually your truck. The truck pic you posted was 6 lug. Or was that another fantasy thing of yours that you say you have but actually dont like the GT42?

Ben you do not no a god danm thing about me. The Gt42 is sitting right here in the shop just like i told you. Also you need to start paying attention i done said i traded that truck for this truck. What the hell bone do u have to pic with me. If u dont have nothing nice to say then stay the hell out of my threads. All you do is type shit. Ive tried to take this to pms before but look at where it ended up


Like i said if i post a thread and you dont have no tech for it then dont even waste your danm time typing.

 

[Mike L.]

The problem is with today technology dont they have clucths that take heat better. And u can put more clucths in a drum. Saying that a 4l80e is junk and u shouldnt rebuild them is just like saying a allison is garbage and u shouldnt rebuilt it. People only build stuff to make it better to do your everyday live style. You cacth my drift??


There is nothing wrong with the tranny now. I just wanna put better quailty parts in it for the road ahead.

What I'm saying is; with 200K miles on the 4L80, you will need a lot of hard parts and your valve body is worn out. Every bushing and torrington bearing is suspect and should not be used over. Your trans is beyond an upgrade.
Your comparrison of the 4L80 and an Allison is way off base. An Alli can go 200K and be upgraded.

 

[2wd_Sled_Puller]

What I'm saying is; with 200K miles on the 4L80, you will need a lot of hard parts and your valve body is worn out. Every bushing and torrington bearing is suspect and should not be used over. Your trans is beyond an upgrade.
Your comparrison of the 4L80 and an Allison is way off base. An Alli can go 200K and be upgraded.

Ok thanks mike