8HP swap?

[Ryan]

I've been overseas for years... I'm out of the car scene... not by choice. My only outlet now is youtube.
Saw a clip about the 8hp. Is this popular in the turbo buick world? Wondering if anyone put an 8hp in a street machine.

 

[WarWagon]

Guruautowerx, Dan Jost, Paul Simmons

 

[Turbo6inKY]

Only a handful. It needs an adapter plate to bolt to our V6, and there aren't a lot of options for a computer to run the gearbox, and what options there are, they're pretty pricey.

And since there aren't a lot of folks doing it, there's very little about how to program the shifts for our engines. It'd be nice if more people would do the conversion and create a market. It's an excellent transmission.

 

[BEATAV8]

Closest thing I've seen is one of those 6 speed TCI 6X 4L80E's in a pro touring GN. Paddle shifters and all that jazz. Seems like it's always shifting gears.