Torque Converters and gas mileage
08-20-2005, 10:35 PM
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Torque Converters and gas mileage Just wanted to ask how much does a TC effect gas mileage if at all? ill be putting in a 3600 stall this upcoming week and i would like to know.
08-21-2005, 10:26 AM
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I have a 3400 stall and i average around 15-16mpg if i'm easy on it. I could possible be able to stretch it to 17mpg if i could completely stay off the gas the whole time.
I'll upgrade to a PT4000 in the near future.
I'll upgrade to a PT4000 in the near future.
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08-21-2005, 05:45 PM
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Big difference in town. I get 11-12 mpg right now. Combination of 4k stall, big cam, lots of traffic, all city driving and a heavy foot on the loud pedal. Stock I would only get ~16 in town though.
I get ~22 on the highway.
I get ~22 on the highway.
, highway is 20+
08-21-2005, 07:07 PM
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I went from a stock (1600-1800) to a 3200, and went from 2.73 gears to 3.42's and only have noticed about a 1MPG loss.
08-21-2005, 08:20 PM
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well im sure my mileage around town will be pretty much ****. 3600 stall 238/242 cam 3.73's oh and not to forget a 408 stroker motor. but at least the stall wont do anything to highway 
08-28-2005, 10:27 AM
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living in a big city with traffic, the mpg went down alot.
once the converter locks up into overdrive, the car gets decent mpg.
i was getting about 300 miles to the tank on the highway doing about 80 miles per hour.
once the converter locks up into overdrive, the car gets decent mpg.
i was getting about 300 miles to the tank on the highway doing about 80 miles per hour.
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08-28-2005, 03:26 PM
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My gas milage dropped of course with the stall and the tc, but not enough to but the stock back it, The loss in mpg does not out weight the increase in performance.
08-29-2005, 05:45 PM
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i had a yank PT4200 and its extremely loose, and i got like 15 in the city, i now have a yank SS3600 and im gettin like 18 w/3.73's i average about 280 miles to a tank! i dropped about 1-2 mpg in the city with my current converter but it sure does run a hell of a lot faster!
