I have been concentrating on the problems of 700R4 & 4L60E, for several years now, and have come up with some "solid" solutions. The following products, (depending on the application of the transmission) have proven themselves highly successful:
- A Modified version of Trans-Go's Performance Shift kit, for HD, Street/Strip, & Road Race conditions, offers smooth part throttle & firm WOT shifts
- A more highly Modified version of Trans-Go's Performance Shift kit (Pro Street Elite) offers even smoother part throttle shifts, and firmer WOT shifts, with superior accumulation
Trans-Go's steel front pump rings & matching priming spring for engines going to 5,500rpm & for those going up to 7,800rpm
- Trans-Go's high rate forward & 3-4 clutch return springs that prevent centrifugal clutch apply that burns 3-4 clutches, and cleaner 3-2 downshifts
- 9 Borg Warner Hi-Energy 3-4 clutch pack (good for over 800FWHP)
- 10 Borg Warner Hi-Energy 3-4 clutch pack (good for over 850FWHP)
- Borg Warner Hi-Energy 2-4 band (good to 800FWHP)
- Alto Carbon lined extra wide 2-4 band (use when over 800FWHP)
- GM's heat treated or Beast sunshell
- HD Steel sleeve for reinforcing the input drum (Off Road & Drag Racing)
- Corvette servo (good to 750FWHP)
- Sonnax 2nd gear apply servo (use when over 750FWHP)
- Trans-Go's vacuum modulator (4L60E) (most applications)
- Vigilante 9.5" lockup torque converter
- Sonnax pinless accumulator for 2nd & 4th with matching spring
- Sonnax pinless forward accumulator for the 4L60E
Paying very close attention to details & clearances, I am able to get many vehicles in the 11's, quite a few in the 10's, a few in the 9's, and the quickest & fastest of these is a 3,560 lbs w/driver street driven 1995 Firebird with a 2000 LS1 motor & trans, he built the transmission himself using the Pro Street Performance Upgrade, and has run a best of a 5.78ET @121mph in the 1/8 mile, & a 9.36ET @144.6mph in the 1/4 mile. He has now over 300 passes with this transmission.
Ed Wright of www.fastchip.com uses my Performance Upgrade in his high 9 second 1996 Firebird with hundred's of successful passes on it.
Rick Abare's highly successful bracket raced high 9 second 1996 Firebird has well over a thousand passes with my 4L60E transmission. This shows you what this transmission is capable of, so it can be done, and you can do it with the right parts & direction. View our Online Catalog
For the best in transmission oil for HD, Off Road, Drag Racing or any Extreme use, I have recommended for years, Lubrication Engineers Monolec 7500 at www.le-inc.com/ This is not a synthetic oil.
For the best in Computer Programming and Performance chips, Ed Wright at www.fastchip.com is the man to talk with. He is friendly and very knowledgeable when it comes to OBD1 & OBD2 programming.
Due to the amount of email questions, I added a Q&A forum for all of your transmission & torque converter questions. Feel free to post your questions at any time.
I offer the 700R4, & 4L60E, transmissions in the Heavy Duty, Road Race, Street/Strip, Pro Street, and in the Pro Street Elite. I also carry a complete line of Heavy Duty & Performance Rebuild kits, along with Trans-Go Shift kits & Performance Shift kits for most of the other Chevrolet, Ford, & Mopar transmissions.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me at ProBuilt, Dana. 909-795-1876 |