[99 to Life]

doug, I'm goin with the TCI controller because I want to use the electronic trans. I don't want an older tv cable trans for 1. to mate anything prior to 99ish I'd need a few things to adapt it to the LS, and 2. I like the ability to control the transmission with a cpu, I like the idea of electronic solenoids over the hydraulic, and lastly if we decide to go back to the EFI, the trans will already be in place and I can have a ecu flashed to run the engine and trans at that point.

I'v thought about looking into running a stock ecu but I don't have one and I'd still need a harness modified to run the trans off the stock ecu, if that will even work. I feel like it might but then I'd still be in a few hundred bucks I'm sure and have NO control of it unless I get a laptop and program to do so. with the TCI controller. I can if need control the trans very easily.

this is one of the biggest hurdles for choosing the carbed LS over the EFI. The further I go the more I think, why didn't I just get a complete combo and have a harness and ecu done for it. but.... its all a learning experience and I'll be doing many of both styles I'm sure. So I will have all the numbers on what it takes to make either or work. Just like going with the stock frame over an s10 frame.