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  11. FLT vs Texas Speed & Performance 4l65E Trannys

    in AWD, Differential, & Transmission Tech

    Posted · Edited by Fireman31 (see edit history)

    I'll tell you guys, I've had a bad day and a few swings of the ban hammer just might make me feel better. I've warned the few of you who cannot get along to play nice countless times in the past, to no avail. The next one of you that references balls, chins, Chuck from FLT, or anything else not related to the OP's original post WILL receive a vacation, I guarantee it. :smash:

  14. Here we go yet again. Trans just blew

    in AWD, Differential, & Transmission Tech

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    Woah. This is crazy. I just signed in to say the same thing. That is almost word for word what my new builder just said and I trust him a lot more (was highly recommended by my buddy who owns a shop. They send all GM trans to him) . Also the servo is way to stiff and that blew a cheap Chinese manufactured 2-4 band. He is changing the planetary, the input shaft, and he either said it had a z pack or he is going to install one along with total rebuild. Cell was breaking up. $2000 with having my buddy pull/install the trans :(

     

    he also said: "its weird. they used shitty parts and i am not surprised to see it blow. However, they used a good torque converter. Just odd they would sell this crap and then a good budget converter." I laughed and told him that i had a performabuilt converter fail and I installed a Circle D converter. he said "ha, no shit. it all makes sense now"

    I have pictures from the last failure I can post when I finally make it home, I'm working around the clock for the next few days due to this blizzard. The forward sprag let go, causing the trans to grenade itself internally, snapping the input shaft in half and blowing the rear of the trans case apart where it bolts up to the tail shaft. We had to pull the drive shaft to move the truck, the entire trans including the case was junk.

  20. Here we go yet again. Trans just blew

    in AWD, Differential, & Transmission Tech

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    Glad to see you didn't go back with Performabuilt for yet another go around. After having 2 of their level 3's fail I went with a local reputable builder who put far more into my 65E then Performabuilt did. My builder said there was nothing special about the Performabuilt unit, that there wasn't much more than a half ass shift kit in it that he couldn't identify. He also told me that it appeared to be an older 60E that had the 65E planetary. Stay away from Performabuilt.

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