Full Manual Valve Body? 4L80E Swap

[yukon95cc]

So I'm going to have a guy do a 4L80E swap in my 95 Yukon (5.7L 4x4). He said something about it might be easier, and probably pretty cool, to do a "paddle shift" type setup to avoid having to do a bunch of rewiring.

I really don't know the first thing about how auto transmissions work, and he was too busy the other day to go into more detail. I've been doing research for 2 days and don't feel like I've learned a whole lot.

So I'm hoping some guys on this forum can enlighten me on a few things:

1. By doing a Full Manual Valve Body, do I avoid having to buy a TCM and all the wiring.. stuff?

2. Is it sensible to do a FMVB on something that I want to be a capable off-road rig but also a daily driver?

3. Is there any risk involved and assuming I don't get the hang of it real quick am I going to be shortening the life of my new 4L80E?

 

[yukon95cc]

Does nobody have one out there that could tell me something about it?

 

[GMCYukonDriver]

What is the current setup in your truck?

I'm in the finishing stages of a 4L60e -> 4L80e swap in my 1995 Yukon. Mine's 2wd, but the wiring aspect shouldn't be any different, just things to do with transfer case and front driveshaft.

 

[yukon95cc]

What do you mean by current set up?

 

[yukon95cc]

So I'm guessing this is a really uncommon thing to do in a truck?

 

[ezdaar]

It's very common, do more research.
There's not a lot of rewiring.
Donot do a full manual valve body.

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