BigRandCarFan_5
03-03-2007, 11:41 AM
Hey everyone.
I'm an owener of a 95 GA SE V6 with the 4T60E transmission.
It has about 260,000km's on it (about 200,000 miles).
The tansmission, for that it's worth, feels amazing. It shifts smoothly,it doesn't slip, and over all, it hasn't given me any problems except for a leak I just had fixxed.
Soon I'll be adding more power, how much exactly, I'm not sure.
As a soon to be welding student, I figured I could save a lot of money and make many of the parts myself(and earn extra credit)-likes headers, exaust, possibly even a full inatake for it. All in all, I think between 20-30hp maybe at the high end of expectation is what I think I might gain. Plus I might even make a custom trans pan for it that'll help with cooling of the trans oil a bit.
I've heard that the GM 4T60E are very durable transmissions, so with power gains as moderate as that, combined with the age of my trans and the distance on it, could there be any possible problems that would occur from the extra power going to the transmission?
If someone can let me know what they think, and possible steps I could take to minimise or even negate any ill affects that might occur, that'd be awesome.
Thanxs for your time.
Chris.
I'm an owener of a 95 GA SE V6 with the 4T60E transmission.
It has about 260,000km's on it (about 200,000 miles).
The tansmission, for that it's worth, feels amazing. It shifts smoothly,it doesn't slip, and over all, it hasn't given me any problems except for a leak I just had fixxed.
Soon I'll be adding more power, how much exactly, I'm not sure.
As a soon to be welding student, I figured I could save a lot of money and make many of the parts myself(and earn extra credit)-likes headers, exaust, possibly even a full inatake for it. All in all, I think between 20-30hp maybe at the high end of expectation is what I think I might gain. Plus I might even make a custom trans pan for it that'll help with cooling of the trans oil a bit.
I've heard that the GM 4T60E are very durable transmissions, so with power gains as moderate as that, combined with the age of my trans and the distance on it, could there be any possible problems that would occur from the extra power going to the transmission?
If someone can let me know what they think, and possible steps I could take to minimise or even negate any ill affects that might occur, that'd be awesome.
Thanxs for your time.
Chris.