B&M Hammer Shifter/4l60E

[snatch]

Hey is it possilble to use this shifter? It doesnt have the 4l60e application listed but it says:
"* fits 4L60E & 4L80E with used with custom installation where an aftermarket controller is used to command the transmission."
I have no idea what the hell that means. What is an aftermarket controller?
Shane

[snatch]

Noone??? :(

[RallyRed 98]

that shifter is made for manual valvebodies and gear selectors, and since the 4L60e and 4L80e transmissions are electronically controlled, you'd have to rig up some kind of system where the hammer shifter electronically triggers the gear change. may not be that much work if you are good with circuits.

[Bliggida]

The 4L60E is identical to the 700R-4 which the shifter is designed for. The problem is that the 4L60 is electronically controlled. I've seen at least one Camaro (LT1) that had a 700R-4 designed shifter working on a 4L60-E.

To my knowledge all you'd have to do is override the electronic function, and shift manually.

[RallyRed 98]

i don't know if this is nit-picking or not, but the 4L60 is identical to the 700R4 (changed the name in 1990), but i think the 4L60 was only used in '93. the 4L60E was used from then on. too bad my truck isn't here, i'd have a look-see and be able to tell you if it has the same shifting mechanism (a little l-shaped bar on the 700R4 and 4L60). i dunno, i think the differences between an electronic and manual controller would be enough to discourage me.

4L60E: This transmission is identical to the 700R/4L60 except that it is an electronically controlled transmission. GM manufactures this transmission in two versions. Both these transmissions use a reluctor ring connected to the GM engine computer for proper shifting points. The first version is a mirror image of the 700R, but it requires a reluctor ring. The second version is found in most of the 1997 & newer vehicles.

for more info: http://www.tlc4x4.com/2000/Parts/tlc_gmtrans.htm

[snatch]

I wouldnt want to manually shift this beast but the shifter is so dam nice. I would like to find a way to install it and still keep the electronic shift capabilities.
They have kits for the stang's, dont they have electronic trannys?
Thanks for the replies,
Shane

[3.4 slow to go]

Why would it matter what shifter was used? Still uses cable to shift, just that ecm should control shifts when in drive. I just swapped the trannies on my ride and the main diffs between the two are: VSS instead of speedo cable, milti-wire connector vs 4 wire hook up, exchange the tabs that the shift cable uses to connect to the tranny and no TV cable for the newer tranny.

[njspder]

the difference in shifters is more about how the shifter itself moves when you shift than the cable that goes to teh tranny.
aftermarket automatic shifters have a "rachet" action. this means that all you have to do is give the shifter a shove and it will move forward one gear at a time. with a stock shifter if you give the shifter a push, you have to be very gentle in order to not skip gears.
the idea of this is so that people with older style mechanical trannies or with manual vavle bodies in their trans can shift while going down the track without having to worry about skipping past a gear.
with a late model electronic tranny it is not gonna really help performance any, but the hammer has got to be one of the coolest looking shifters out there [img]smile.gif[/img]
the aftermarket controller is refering to either retuning the shifts to accept mechanical input in the stock computer or getting one of the after market control boxes.

later
tim