th350 vs 4l80e

[jakeshoe]

so i'm budgeting for a trans, checked out jakes and the stage 2 th350 is 2200 750hp rated which is fine for what what i need. The 4l80e thou muscle car kit runs 5600..

is the 4l80e that much better?!? i mean geesh 3400 for an extra gear? yes you get the parts to get it going but wow that's a huge jump for an extra gear. is it really worth it on a strictly street driven car?
anyone running a 4l80 trans that can give me an idea of yes it's worth it over a th350?

You're not taking into account that the Musclecar Kit comes with a converter ($950 retail) a controller ($685 retail), a TPS kit for the controller ($125), a mechanical speedo tailhousing ($700) and the transmission.

Jake is not a fan of 200-4r in anything else but a grocery getter. Definitely not behind a healthy BB.

Please don't try to answer for me. You obviously don't know what I believe.
I ran one for years behind the big block in my own Chevelle.
I have had 200-4Rs in 900 HP Grand Nationals. It's a great unit IF you can find cores and parts and in the hands of a knowledgeable builder.
My business has transitioned to mostly customers with 800+ HP.

 

[jakeshoe]

If you got 750 horse no, a extra gear isn’t turning your car into a cruiser

How about 1800 HP? Cruising down the highway with the A/C on, power steering, stereo. Then runnin 8.30's at 160+ mph?
750 HP is child's play.

 

[jakeshoe]

 

[80sz]

How about 1800 HP? Cruising down the highway with the A/C on, power steering, stereo. Then runnin 8.30's at 160+ mph?
750 HP is child's play.

Still don’t make it a cruiser at .5 mpg

 

[jakeshoe]

Still don’t make it a cruiser at .5 mpg

Try again at about 17-18 mpg.
We were driving around in a 3000 HP car without an overdrive or lockup during Drag Week at about 10 mpg on E85.

 

[jakeshoe]

The complete lack of knowledge and dumbassedry on forums is why they are mostly dead.

 

[80sz]

Okay Gatesshoe sorry I stand corrected . Your also kind of a douche and condescending when you post your comments ,kinda like ultimate z’s one where ya dissed

The complete lack of knowledge and dumbassedry on forums is why they are mostly dead.

the gear vendor unit for days

 

[jakeshoe]

Okay Gatesshoe sorry I stand corrected . Your also kind of a douche and condescending when you post your comments ,kinda like ultimate z’s one where ya dissed

the gear vendor unit for days

Maybe I should pull up the myriad of emails from ULTM8Z where I gave him advice for free and he chose to do other things. EVERYTHING that I warned him about, on each of his attempts at improving his car, came to be true.
I warned him about all the vibration and fitment issues with a gear vendors.

I warned him about the issues with a 6 speed 4L80E that he tried and failed at.

I advised that a looser converter would wake the car up. He did finally realize that one.

I wonder where I garnered all that knowledge?
I wonder how much money and headache he would have saved had he at least taken some of my advice?

 

[80sz]

It was a bad trans mount smacking the body. Guess it’s great now.

 

[jakeshoe]

It was a bad trans mount smacking the body. Guess it’s great now.

It was a structural floorpan brace that he cut out to make enough clearance for the GV.

I recommended against cutting that out and mentioned that GV doesn't tell you all this when they sell you their unit.
They also don't talk about how many fail.

Again EVERYTHING I warned about ahead of time came to be 100% true.

Now we play the waiting game and see how long it takes for the sheetmetal floorpan to sag enough to get into the Gear Vendors again.