redfishsc
Tired of fixing lousy engineering.
Vehicle: 1999 Suburban C1500, 5.7, 215k miles, engine is excellent, trans starting to slip 2-3 shift. Temporarily "fixed" by boosting line pressure 20psi with a handheld tuner. Now it doesn't slip anymore even at wide open throttle, but we all know this is probably a temporary thing to buy some time.
Rear gear ratio is a 4.10. I swapped it from the original 3.42 a few years ago.
Assume that I am buying one of the "mild street/strip built" Transmissions with a shift kit, Corvette Servo, upgraded sunshell, etc from somewhere like performabuilt or Finish Line Transmissions, because I have a very hard time finding anybody around here that I trust enough to know how to rebuild a 4L60E.
I will just install it myself, I assume that if I can rebuild the ring and pinion on the rear end, I can handle a simple transmission swap
Main question. Torque converter .
1) Should I plan on replacing this old one that's on here? It does not seem to misbehave at all but it does have a lot of miles on it.
2) If I am going to replace it, what should I consider replacing it with? The main thing I do with this truck is daily drive, and tow a camper. I am a very spirited driver, I like giving my engines a little wide open throttle a few times a week / day / trip / between stoplights / okay all the damn time. it's not like I'm doing brake stands in a Suburban.
I'm assuming I want something with a low stall, since obviously I'm not launching this thing at a drag strip. should I just stick with a factory stall? Are there other characteristics in a performance TC that i need to look for?
Rear gear ratio is a 4.10. I swapped it from the original 3.42 a few years ago.
Assume that I am buying one of the "mild street/strip built" Transmissions with a shift kit, Corvette Servo, upgraded sunshell, etc from somewhere like performabuilt or Finish Line Transmissions, because I have a very hard time finding anybody around here that I trust enough to know how to rebuild a 4L60E.
I will just install it myself, I assume that if I can rebuild the ring and pinion on the rear end, I can handle a simple transmission swap
Main question. Torque converter .
1) Should I plan on replacing this old one that's on here? It does not seem to misbehave at all but it does have a lot of miles on it.
2) If I am going to replace it, what should I consider replacing it with? The main thing I do with this truck is daily drive, and tow a camper. I am a very spirited driver, I like giving my engines a little wide open throttle a few times a week / day / trip / between stoplights / okay all the damn time. it's not like I'm doing brake stands in a Suburban.
I'm assuming I want something with a low stall, since obviously I'm not launching this thing at a drag strip. should I just stick with a factory stall? Are there other characteristics in a performance TC that i need to look for?