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Being a lake bum in Texas
Admittedly I've never been the biggest fan of auto transmissions. Considering that the truck currently has a good th400 in it and that my knee is only going to get worse over time, figure that staying auto isn't a bad idea. As a side note the current th400 doesn't coast when decelerating like normal, it stays engaged.
So what are some things to address with going from the th400 to a 4l80e? Staying with a mechanically injected diesel (Isuzu 4bd1t) and the np205 tcase due to being a passenger side drop and looks like I just found a PTO for it. 400-500ft/lbs of torque range. A decent amount of low speed/rpm rock crawling and offroad use. Towing wise it will stay under 26k combined weight and doesn't tow daily.
Considering adding another oil cooler and a external spin on oil filter mounted along the frame rail.
So what are some things to address with going from the th400 to a 4l80e? Staying with a mechanically injected diesel (Isuzu 4bd1t) and the np205 tcase due to being a passenger side drop and looks like I just found a PTO for it. 400-500ft/lbs of torque range. A decent amount of low speed/rpm rock crawling and offroad use. Towing wise it will stay under 26k combined weight and doesn't tow daily.
Considering adding another oil cooler and a external spin on oil filter mounted along the frame rail.