98boxer

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Will this be worth it or, will I not get the full benifit of the high stall torque converter with a stock camshaft?

I'd like to keep the stock camshaft, but buy a high stall torque converter. Then I talk to car people that I know and they say a high stall torque converter with a stock camshaft will not be worth it, wondering you thought on this.

murphy80

I do not know if you will get the full benefit, but it will increase your 1/4 mile performance. I have several friends with auto LS1's and they got anywhere from .3 - .6 tenths cut off their 1/4 times with a 3200-3800 stall. You will need to run M/T ET streets or drag radials at the track to get traction for more benefit from the stall.

Kurt D

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I had a lot of "car guys" tell me a 3500 stall was too much and wouldn't help my stock motor car (had an 99 A4); basically the oposite of what everyone here told me. I got the 3500 anyway and it was the best mod period. Drivability was good and my car droped .7 seconds in the 1/4.

So much for the "car guys".

1QuickT-A

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whatever any of the "car guys' tell you IT DOES NOT APPLY to the LS1!! cause most of the "car guys" don't know jack **** about anything new..

Red 01SS

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I dropped .7 in the 1/4 with the only difference in mods being a Yank SS3600. Same weather and everything. Oy, that was still on stock tuning.

b1er

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SSF3500.....5 tenths off and added almost 4 mph.....all i have are long tubes, a cut-out and a lid.....on stock tuning....

FLTransAm02

Did any of you guys do any additional work to the trannys for the SSF3500 or the 3600?

Lady Redhawk

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With out a doubt! The best single mod for an A4 LS1 car is a high Stall tourque conveter. No other work is needed exceplt you might want some tuning on it.

b1er

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I do have a B&M shift kit....and I run the fluid 1 1/2 quart over full because I don't have the tahoe pan.....tranny shifts great.....the converter softened up the shift kit alot and I had an issue with the 2/3 shift because of the fluid moving away from the filter pick-up.....but with it set up the way it is now I couldn't be happier.....well, I would be if my car was faster but it's getting there.....

Red 01SS

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I did add a trans cooler right away and later added a deep pan from TCI and a temp guage to watch it (it has been fine). The deep pan is not necessary but make sure that you throw a cooler on with a high stall converter.

SILVER TA

so the tranny pan from the tahoe is deeper.

2kpewterws6

i know this might be slightly off topic and im sorry but ive always wondered exactly what it was like to drive in everyday conditions and while racing with a high stall (i.e. 3400-3800), plain and simply ive just always wondered what they did while you are driving. thanks

sleeperstyle

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sorry but do a GODDAM SEARCH!! this has been beaten to death, there is a thread probably a couple down from this one but...

3800 stall, stock cam. i had a BUNCH of ******** tell me that my car would be slower, it would NOT come out of the hole good , this and that with a high stall and a otherwise mostly stock motor. YEAH ******* right!. i dropped .6 and gained 2 mph! stall and traction (well- sort of for me= nitto's sometimes don't cut it).

like said before, you put a 3500 on a lt1, maybe too much i don't know. you put a 4200 on a ls1 with stock cam it'll LOVE it. it isn't like you rev the car higher with a higher stall so why would the stock cam make any difference? you make power to 5500-6k rpms right? though so...

98boxer

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Thanks for the responses, I got the answers I was looking for. Next time I will type in a few different search phrases. Thanks again.

98A4LS1

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Just curious, where did you install temp sensor at?
When I install a higher stall TC and cooler, I want to monitor the trans temp.
Thanks

Lady Redhawk

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It already has a temp sensor because I monitor it with EFILive. It averages around 140 to 150 degrees. But I too have a B&M tranny cooler. I believe anyone with a high stall converter needs a cooler, cheap insurance.

Kenafin_02TA

We installed it in the line coming out of the tranny heading to the tranny cooler. Went to the autoparts store and fabbed up a t-fitting, installed the t-fitting in the line and the sensor in the t-fitting. (Saved about $40 over the same t-fitting that autometer sells.) You can also mount the sensor in the side of the tranny case. (Do a search on here...I found the information on here for mounting it that way if you don't want to do the t-fitting way) People also say you can drill a hole in the tranny pan and mount it in there..but that seems to be the least popular way.

Lady Redhawk

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Really, what would be the purpose of another sensor in the trany? If you don't have a scanner to read these through the pcm, can't you just splice into the one that is already there?

rufretic

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Its much easier to just plug in the sensor. There is a perfect bolt in the drivers side of the tranny. The sensor threads right in. It only leaks a few drips when you take out the bolt so you don't even have to drain the fluid. I can see my temps at all times and I barley have to take my eyes off the road.

Lady Redhawk

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Gotch ya.