Bowtie70SS

So what you are telling me is that the "Billet Shaft" that I bought from FLT is really a cryo'd stock shaft? If that is the case then I have a modern day case of the ass since I would have bought one from CK performance. Damn why do I always find out after I pull the trigger and buy something. Dave

Just curious what my $600 bought me. I really can't afford to rebuild this thing a 5th time. I did find a core with 50miles on it from a crash test vehicle as my last output shaft pretty much wiped out everything except the case and rear planetaries. What will I break next? Input drum/shaft? Which is best? Any other tips? Dave

Autozone can coss reference it. Their computer system is nly as good as the money running it. Here is a link to the Advance Auto parts website. Autozone's website leaves much to bedesired. Hope this helps...don't forget you need the pulley too unless you found it. Dave

My trans was built by a buddy of mine. My truck has 30K supercharged miles on it. You will eventually break the output shaft. It was my fault the 2nd time money was tight and I put a stock output shaft in it....KABLAM. I haven't been running it that hard and don't race it any more. My trans has a TBTC, Full billet servos, zippy shift kit with oversized boost valve, etc. The original trans burnt the high gear clutches at 70K and since then 2 output shafts but no more clutches. I have had many trials and tribulations with the truck and I love it but it has cost me some money. Dave

Thanks!! he was cheapest I could find. Just ordered one. Now I have to keep my fingers crossed for the late model core. Thank god I have a beater car to drive.

It's been a while since I've hung out here and in the mean time I have broken 2 output shafts. I am tired of this crap so it's time to spring for a billet one. I have seen that PATC has them for $569 is that about as good as it gets or what? This time when my trans blew up it pretty much junked everything except the case, valve body, and front planetaries. I have a friend at the Chevy dealer looking for a 4L70 core to rob a few parts from. I haven't really been beating on my truck, I gave up racing it at the track but a transmission every 10K miles is ridiculous. I guess my next question is if I put a billet output shaft in there what breaks next? I hope to get a late model core to put the better input drum/shaft in mine but what else is gonna fail? I am really considering yanking the Maggie off and saving it for my Chevelle when I get rolling on it. Later Dave

That's Cleveland for you. Here in Cincy we just have a bunch or morality police. Apparently Cleveland needs some. That place is something else.

I found the problem. There is a 1amp inline fuse to the adapter. Apparently it blew when I used the battery charger/booster. I replaced the fuse and it's good to go. Hope this info helps someone some day. Later Dave

My truck was down for a month since I blew the trans. I got it back together and up and running but my Sirius no longer works. I checked the connections and I checked for codes. A bunch of body codes I'm guessing from where my battery went dead. (Left my Aeroforce gauge plugged it and radar detector) I did use a booster/starter to get it running and before you say it I think I may have cooked it with the booster. Any other ideas? Could my radio simply need reflashed? Dave

Finally up and running. Put my trans back in last night and all I had was 2nd and 3rd. Turns out my buddy who built it hadn't fully seated the 1-2 shift solenoid. I was under the truck at 6:30am this morning so I could drop the pan. That's when I found the solenoid not all the way plugged in. Drove about 150 miles today no problems, shifts great (still). It only cost me about $350 to fix it, BTW that is the third trans repair. #1 was 3-4 clutches(total rebuild) and #2 was a broken output shaft, reaction gear support, and front pump. So far at least I'm only about $500 deep in 2 trans rebuilds so I'm still under the $3500 FLT bar. Let me say that I believe their trans is definately worth it but I have other places my money needs to go right now. Later Dave

At this point I'm a little low on dough to shell out 3-4K on a new trans. I have no problem replacing them as I break em. Went over today and got my trans apart. Turns out it's not as bad as I though. I need a output shaft, front pump and a internal reaction gear support. Believe it or not everything else looks ok. Apparently when the output shaft broke it locked up and broke the pump too. I guess at least it kept it from pumping tons of junk thru the trans. The fluid was cherry red and no small pieces/parts were in the pan. Only the output shaft and a few chunks of it were inside and inside the pump the vanes were broken. I should be good to go again after $3-400 bucks (for now). Dave

Looking for a 4L65E core needs to be 4wd/AWD because I need a output shaft also. Like to find something within 150miles of zip 45122. Thanks Dave

Well I finally got around to pulling my trans and my trans guy called tonight. "What the F#*K did you do to this thing?" he asked. Anyhow he couldn't get it all the way apart yet (didn't try real hard) but he did say that so far I need a pump, output shaft and I'm sure some other stuff. I refuse to spend $3500 on a trans so anyone got a core I can buy? If not I guess a hardened output, pump, and probably some other $hit are in order if my case is still good and I can't find a core. Dave

It almost sounds like they cheaped out and didn't put any flex additive in the paint or used the wrong primer. Urethane stuff looks fine without it until the slightest bump then the paint will crack Dave Don't forget no one will screw you faster then family or friends

AWESOME!! Don't forget to make the required sacrifice of rubber and tire smoke to the great Chevrolet god. I wish you the best of luck with tuning it and getting her running right. Dave

A couple of more guesses....Scavenger hunt or maybe someone is trying to put together a complete set ? Probably is some douche bag criminal. Dave

I look at this thread every day to see if there is an update yet. I can only imagine how bad you want your truck back. Mine is down right now with a blowed up transmission. I have been putting some time in on my El camino and haven't pulled it yet but let's just say it ain't gonna be good. Dave

1:1 there is no gear reduction in a AWD transfer case so the drive ratios of the trans gearing are actual Dave

That's the exact same mileage that I replaced an inner tie rod at...they are notorious for going bad quickly. Also when I put my spindles on around 40k the ball joints seemed a little loose for that low of miles. A third thing is at 75K I replaced a hub bearing. I didn't even flinch when my 2nd trans gernaded....Oh well. Dave

"That Pinto may get you to hell boy but there's no way it'll get you back." (This may be a tad bit obscure but a hint is that Lita Ford was in it...and her knockers)

I'll be at Super Chevy for sure...I have to repair my transmission though. Something is broken inside it will roll forward in neutral but not backwards. Did you here me say UHOH? I have been working on my 70 Elcamino SS lately and hopwfully it'll be at SC. Sorry for the thread jack Dave

Brian (Hotrodtruck) is a good dude. I had the pleasure of hanging out with him last year at the Super Chevy show in Indy. I'm really glad to hear you got it straight. I really hate having to learn lessons about how you just can't trust people. I am a pretty trusting person and for the most part it has worked out fine. There are lots of assholes lurking out there just waiting to steal your money and e-bay seems to be chalk full of them. Look at it this way $150 was pretty cheap tuition in the "School of hard knocks". Later Dave

Check your crank bolt!! Also the belt will go on the wrong way...one tensioner later I found out the hard way. Double check routing. I don't have any other ideas.... Dave

I think they make a saver seal kit for that don't they? Where you get a thin metal sleeve that goes over the pinion and gives the seal a new surface to seal against. Did you ever change your diff fluid? I wonder if that has anything to do with it? Mine has 75K on it no leaks no grinding and I'm lowered. Guess I'm lucky in one respect. Dave

I completely agree, however I am sure I broke a hard part that more than likely could not have been saved no matter what. My driving style? Well it was a daily driver till recently and I can honestly say I don't hammer it all the time. The hard parts in the trans had 75K miles on them (RIP). Hopefully I'll only have a few hundred in fixing it. BTW I have changed the fluid 3 times in 60K miles and my rebuild had 15K on it. Seriously unless you drop $4K into a built trans a 4L65E won't live for long behind 500+ crank HP in a 6000lb vehicle. I am content to fix it every couple of years for $3-400 bucks a pop. I do see either a 80E or a 6 speed in my future. Dave