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Original big blocks belong in original big block vehicles. Many people have lost sight of how great these trucks came from factory and only see them as another place to stuff their LS. I may end up with an LS in one of these trucks, if I was going to daily drive it, but I will always think first, then decide when and if it's a good idea. The small block Chevy engine was by many counts, one of the greatest engines ever made. You can't really compare them to what came later. But what came later is what it is because it had the SBC of proven 55 or so proven years to base it's design off of.

Dave did what he did and he made a good choice. The 4L80E is everything all automatic overdrive transmissions wish they were. Ok, then came the Allison light truck transmissions, but that's another story...and again, a later design that had the 4L80E to match and top. The point of the thread is to inform others they better have some funds ready for "incidentals" over and above the cost of the trans.