chrisprater Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 what companies are good for getting built 4L65e trannys to replace my dead tranny in my 03 AWD SS?? i know of finish line transmissions. are they good and reliable? any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggs Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 My bud has a FLT in his truck and I can say if when mine goes out that the way I will go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Scary Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 ive never had a good tranny come out of FLT... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12secss e.mack Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 flt transmissions call , chuck. 630 350 7776 i have over 150 11sec runs on my level 7 flt .love it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feece08 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 ive never had a good tranny come out of FLT... Could you be a little mote specific? What wend wrong, etc... Sent from my 4G Razor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_aSSet Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Could you be a little mote specific? What wend wrong, etc... Sent from my 4G Razor X2 I love my flt level 6 and i'm so glad I did that over the 4l80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC03SS Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I will eventually go Flt when I do my trans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downeast Johnny Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 X2 I love my flt level 6 and i'm so glad I did that over the 4l80 Hey Nick, Just curious, but why not go 4l80? (I don't know enough to know of a down side to the 4l80 swap. They are pretty popular, it seems.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_aSSet Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Well first off just getting everything together for it wasn't very appealing to me, driveshafts, a decent used tranny, new TC, wiring, cross member modification, etc.. And the 4l80 has different gear ratios than the 65e that I didn't like. And i'm fairly certain I read somewhere that the parasitic loss is more with an 80e and they weigh more. A built 65 just seemed easier to me. Now if I was building a race truck then it would be a built 80e hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downeast Johnny Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Well first off just getting everything together for it wasn't very appealing to me, driveshafts, a decent used tranny, new TC, wiring, cross member modification, etc.. And the 4l80 has different gear ratios than the 65e that I didn't like. And i'm fairly certain I read somewhere that the parasitic loss is more with an 80e and they weigh more. A built 65 just seemed easier to me. Now if I was building a race truck then it would be a built 80e hands down. Thanks for the comeback Nick. I had heard about the gear ratio differences before, and I agree with you on it taking some effort to gather up all the parts. I am going with a built up 65, too, as I don't see myself developing the horsepower that would stress the 65 quickly. I was just curious as to your thoughts. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Scary Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Could you be a little mote specific? What wend wrong, etc... Sent from my 4G Razor first tranny, blew apart at 4 months... 2nd tranny blew apart 4 months after that.. 3rd tranny blew up a year after that, and i had to pay another 1700 to get it fixed, and upgraded one level. that lasted a year and a half.. got it rebuilt by a local guy with a 3 yr warranty on it. ... that was a year ago and zero issues. my first tranny leaked constantly from the time i got it, until i spent over $900 at shops for R&R's, new pans, new gaskets, etc.. only to find out it was a loose bolt in the tranny test port above the PRNDL switch.. i could not believe it when i saw it.. oh btw, i had nothing but bolt ons and a mild tune.. nothing really done to the tune, or the truck. my breakage was 1) input shaft snapped in half in walmart's parking lot 2) out put shaft snapped in half, taking the rest of the tranny on an on ramp doing 30 mph, last time it broke, i lost O.D. for no reason..meaning i wasnt going fast.. maybe just got on the hwy IIRC.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juriha Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 FLT LVL 7 here. No complaints whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feece08 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 What did FLT have to say about these issues you had? How was there costumer service? Sent from my 4G Razor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Scary Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 i had to pay for each and every repair.. they charge you for labor but parts are 'free'.. except after the last blow up.. then i had to pay 1700 bucks for an upgraded model.. when i shouldnt have had to pay a dime.. i wont ever use them again.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazerdave2000 Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 I would recommend finding a local (good) shop to do it they can put all the updates in it and beef it up. I've never heard anything good about a Trans you buy off line lol. Not to say you can find a good one but I never would go that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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