Transmission woes

Drivetrain discussion including Transmission, Differential, Driveshaft, and related items.
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nstg8r
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Transmission woes

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3 weeks in and I already killed the 6l80 in my 2011. Fortunately, I know one of the best transmission guys in Colorado and it is currently going under the knife and should be done Friday. I've never missed a car so much before, it's weird to be this in love with an old cop car.
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Who’s your trans guy, and there’s therapy for that, you know. :lol:
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nstg8r
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Re: Transmission woes

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CrashTestDummy wrote:Who’s your trans guy, and there’s therapy for that, you know. :lol:
His name is Mike Harvey, he's been doing transmissions for drag racing guys here in Denver since the 60's. I wouldn't let anyone but him touch any of my transmissions.

I heard they might be developing a cream for it actually, but just like a lot of cool cars out there it probably won't be available in the US. :lol:
s/c'd cav
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Re: Transmission woes

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has he had any experience with the 6L80/90 ?

it seams alot of hit or miss out there with building them
nstg8r
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Re: Transmission woes

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s/c'd cav wrote:has he had any experience with the 6L80/90 ?

it seams alot of hit or miss out there with building them
He actually just got done doing one, he also offers a 12-month 12k mile warranty.
Tech56
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What specifically happened?
nstg8r
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Re: Transmission woes

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Accelerating from a light and I heard a pop and lost all accelerating, it acted like it was in neutral. Reverse worked though. It was interesting reversing down the street to get it parked somewhere safe.
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