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

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?

Yes it is , thanks

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

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.

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 ,

Yes that should work.

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?

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

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.

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

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?

"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