What's the best shifter for a gm 4l60e

ford100ev8 · Post by **ford100ev8** » Sat Jul 20, 2013 3:23 pm

I have just brought a gm 4l60e , what's the best shifter to use , thanks

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:54 pm

B&M ratchet shifter will work, the box is fundamentally the same as a TH700R4 and similar (apart from 4 gears) as a TH350/400

You realise its electronic - right?

ford100ev8 · Post by **ford100ev8** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 6:01 pm

Yes it is , thanks

ford100ev8 · Post by **ford100ev8** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:11 pm

Is that bad it being electronic , I only gave £150 for it with flex plate and torque converter ,

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:42 pm

Its an electronic box - which means you need an ECU to control it. There are a few aftermarket controllers availble which will run it - just depends on your skills really.

TH700R4 is the non electronic version predessor of the 4L60e which i run.

ford100ev8 · Post by **ford100ev8** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:48 pm

I am going to run it with a chevy 5.3 and hope to get the complete loom and just plug it in to gearbox ,

Eliot · Post by **Eliot** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:06 pm

Yes that should work.

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:43 pm

Just as a supplementary for some of you auto experts, will any of the later GM 4 (or 5) speed units bolt on to a GM 180 bell-housing?

plastic orange · Post by **plastic orange** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:02 am

I used a Lokar cable shifter with my box, but with hindsight would have been better with the mechanical linkeage.
I bought it in the states when on holiday - nice piece of kit.

http://www.lokar.com/product-pgs/shifte ... -main.html

Pete

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:43 am

plastic orange wrote:I used a Lokar cable shifter with my box, but with hindsight would have been better with the mechanical linkeage.
I bought it in the states when on holiday - nice piece of kit.

http://www.lokar.com/product-pgs/shifte ... -main.html

Pete

Cable would be much easier, I'd guess? Would allow a degree of positioning without modification?

Some US BMW E39 used the a GM four speeder, and some also had the Steptronic selection option.

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:24 am

Hi
there are now available aftermarker ECUs and gear sets for this box that will convert them into 6 speed boxes (GM do this on the newer versions) if you end up having to buy an aftermarket controler for the box it might be worth a consideration.
Best regards
Mike

DaveEFI · Post by **DaveEFI** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:29 am

kiwicar wrote:Hi
there are now available aftermarker ECUs and gear sets for this box that will convert them into 6 speed boxes (GM do this on the newer versions) if you end up having to buy an aftermarket controler for the box it might be worth a consideration.
Best regards
Mike

Is there a site or forum that covers all this sort of thing better than here?

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:38 am

"Is there a site or forum that covers all this sort of thing better than here? "

Hi
I don't know, however ther was an article on Car Craft a few months ago on alternative transmissions for Chevy small blocks where I saw this mensioned, I will look out the article if you want, photo copy it and post it to you if you send me an address by PM, this is assuming I still have it

Best regards
Mike