The dreaded 48RE
It's hard for me to believe I've been on this forum on/off for 10 years now. WOW, I've learned a lot and gotten a lot of help. I also wonder how much I got to worry about needlessly? When I cam...
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45Ricochet wrote:transamz9 wrote:
I've been pulling 18,000 for 3 years now with my stock 48RE and I run my box on extreme (well over 100 hp over stock) 100% of the time.
:E I have thought about it but usually I have a bad dream right after and settle on the middle one :B
I think most of the problem child's are from lack of maintenance. Keep the ATF fresh and they will serve you well.
I think the problem a lot of times is that people don't know how to use the new found power. When towing, I don't use no more power than when it's stock, It just does the job at a much lower rpm. Make sense? I take off no harder and pull the hills no harder or faster than the truck would stock. I do keep the torque converter locked as much as possible. This keeps the transmission temperatures down. Heat is the main killer , not power.
