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Your low end will get you off the line quicker and your high end will be reduced with either 4l80E or 700R4.
I'm going 700R4 as I don't want to run an electric tranny controller on my A1. Others will disagree. Toe mato, Tah Mahto.
Gear ratios available on Wikipedia if you want to review.
If you go 700HP Duramax, Allison/Atlas tranny/trans case is a solid choice. For you to stay with a 6.2/6.5 n/a or 6.5 turbo, 4L80E or 700R4 is plenty. Why waste $$$ with an Allison?
With either 4 speed, you'll accelerate off the line just fine.
Remember, Banks was looking for a government...
The Banks unit was meant to give the heavily armored 12K vehicles better acceleration without major changes to the drivetrain. I believe it was supposed to improve 0-60 times to get them to approach 30 seconds.
I can only assume an Allison transmission was used because of the increased...