changing a 96 chevy from a 4l60e to a 700r4

[country boy 93]

how hard is it and what kind of parts do i all need to change a 96 chevy from a 4l60e to a 700r4

[J.C.]

You would need a pcm for a stick shift i would think. And some way to get a kick down cable rigged to downshift it

[ToughBowtieTruck]

Not worth the effort. Each trans is calibrated for the truck it's in. Why go backwards in technology? The 4L60-E is better stock-to stock, as well when beefed up . . .

[Jjay78]

it's not hard just a throttle bracket for the detent cable and something to take care of the computer for the motor.. baseically the same trans, just one is mechanical and one is electric

[OHEARN.2012]

could be upgrading to carb??

[J.C.]

could be upgrading to carb??

more of a downgrade if you have EFI already... in my opinion

[ToughBowtieTruck]

could be upgrading to carb??

more of a downgrade if you have EFI already... in my opinion

Not only is it fuel injection, but 96 is Vortec fuel injection . . . be a huge and time-consuming downgrade.

[Jjay78]

that's a matte rof opinion as jc said.. i'd much rather have a big 4 bbl that efi...

[OHEARN.2012]

could be upgrading to carb??

more of a downgrade if you have EFI already... in my opinion

Not only is it fuel injection, but 96 is Vortec fuel injection . . . be a huge and time-consuming downgrade.

efi can only handle so much motor so it is a matter of opinion

[ToughBowtieTruck]

could be upgrading to carb??

more of a downgrade if you have EFI already... in my opinion

Not only is it fuel injection, but 96 is Vortec fuel injection . . . be a huge and time-consuming downgrade.

efi can only handle so much motor so it is a matter of opinion

EFI can do whatever you want, if you have cash. That's the only factor. Same with carb, we could assume a stock or 600 cfm carb, or a huge Holley/Demon setup . . .

In the end it depends on what he wants to do with the truck, and how much money he has to spend. Primarily, though, his post is about the transmission swap.  

[BigFrank]

i put a 700 in my 93 truck that had a 4l60  in it   i used the kickdown bracket of the car the trans came from this one has the electric speedo in it and ya have to buy a controller from b/m or similar  i never bought one and been drivin it with no lockup or speedometor    i wish i would have had the 4l60 rebuilt  then everything would work  but at the time i had 1 day to change it out and get back to work so that was my option      is the truck 2wd or 4 ?   and yua never said the reason for changin it?