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Why the change?
Turbo, and he's probably sick of destroying the car on the 2 step
Status update! Another junk 4l80e!!!!!!!!!!! So much fun. Great this sucks, I'm hoping it's just this budget converter I got
Status update! Another junk 4l80e!!!!!!!!!!! So much fun. Great this sucks, I'm hoping it's just this budget converter I got
they're not really that hard to rebuild, just run through one and put in GM HE frictions
I've watched a ton of Youtube vids, and read tons of opinions on the parts to install...
It's not that intimidating, and I'm certainly capable, but I wouldn't know how to put together a matching set of aftermarket parts. Does anyone sell a nice kit with all the stuff you need (corvette soleniods, 3/4 frictions, etc etc) There are a lot of options, and everyone has a different opinion about what works.
this is the one I'm using in mine
http://shop.jakesperformance.com/4L80E-Stage-2-Rebuild-Kit-JP-S280RBK.htm
the only gotcha I ran into was the stupid OD seals. If you get the blue trans assembly lube, it's stickier and you can use a small piece of looped wire or something similar to tuck the seals into the drum. or pay a trans shop $15 like I did (and then watch him do the same thing, dammit. lol)
Holy crap, that sucks.
Coming from aircooled VWs with glass transaxles, I was really excited to get into a car with a bulletproof drivetrain (stock V8, Chevy auto, 8.8 Rear end...) so that I could just do fearless burnouts whenever I wanted. But it looks like that's not necessarily the case, unless you spend bank on a transmission. $3K or more for a built 4L60E, which is still not guaranteed to last, which puts me right back in the same boat!
I looked into the 370Z 6 speed, and while one can be bought for around $700, it takes $2K in adapter parts to get it to work with an LS engine.
What to do...
Yea or you can buy a unknown t56 and get pissed off when it grinds, they are a bitch and a half to rebuild. I've done one. Never again
I'm not seeing that. CD009 trans, saw off most of the existing bellhousing, bolt on the adapter plate, then use a stock LS bellhousing, flywheel, pressure plate, etc with it?I looked into the 370Z 6 speed, and while one can be bought for around $700, it takes $2K in adapter parts to get it to work with an LS engine.
What to do...
this is the one I'm using in mine
http://shop.jakesperformance.com/4L80E-Stage-2-Rebuild-Kit-JP-S280RBK.htm
the only gotcha I ran into was the stupid OD seals. If you get the blue trans assembly lube, it's stickier and you can use a small piece of looped wire or something similar to tuck the seals into the drum. or pay a trans shop $15 like I did (and then watch him do the same thing, dammit. lol)
Yea or you can buy a unknown t56 and get pissed off when it grinds, they are a bitch and a half to rebuild. I've done one. Never again
I'm not seeing that. CD009 trans, saw off most of the existing bellhousing, bolt on the adapter plate, then use a stock LS bellhousing, flywheel, pressure plate, etc with it?
Or, you know, a better clutch, to suit the HP, but you'd need to do that regardless.
EDIT: Oh yeah, custom shifter of some sort to put it in the right spot
My vote would go to a RS5R30a out of a NA Z32 300zx. Good for easily 700rwhp, can be had for less than $300 working (dig a little), and with the LS adapter flywheel/BH mount ($600), it uses a stock 300zx clutch, PP, and TOB making it relatively painless. The Ratios also aren't terrible for the V8. Total about $1000 + driveshaft for the conversion.
That, or go with an AR5 out of a Solstice. Another cheap alternative that can handle abuse. Just have to use an AX15->LS adapter, and look up the rest on a Chevy Colorado LS swap, since they use the MA-5, a regeared AR5. Also about $1000-1500 for everything.
Those are not adapter parts, those are just LS parts. It will run a lot of money if you want them to supply you with a bunch of brand new LS manual trans parts.http://collinsadapters.com/index.ph...dapter-with-11inch-lsxto350z-clutch-disc.html
I ticked all the boxes (bellhousing, clutch, pressure plate, etc..) and got to $1600. Add the shifter, trans mount, driveshaft, and whatever else might be needed I'm sure it'll surpass $2K. All that to get a used Nissan trans into the car.
You need the bell housing from 1998-2002 Camaro
You need the LS1 flywheel from a 1998-2002 Camaro
you need the LS1 Pressure plate from 1998-2002 Camaro
You need the T56 slave cylinder from 1998-2002 Camaro
Those are not adapter parts, those are just LS parts. It will run a lot of money if you want them to supply you with a bunch of brand new LS manual trans parts.
http://collinsadapters.com/index.php/swap-kits/lsx-to-350z-370z-vq-transmission-adapter-plate.html
$450 and:
You're going to need an LS flywheel and an LS clutch setup regardless of what transmission you put on.
Status update! Another junk 4l80e!!!!!!!!!!! So much fun. Great this sucks, I'm hoping it's just this budget converter I got
Update again, changed the torque converter out to a stock unit and again, found the same issue. So either there is a internal leak or the trans is junk. So long story short I'm buying a gearstar for this car tomorrow and I'm going to be rebuilding one of the cores I have and keep it for my other car that I am going to be late swapping for the ziptie drags