What's a "saturday night special" torque converter?
04-08-2006, 11:27 PM
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The name probably implies that it's a street converter that will perform reasonaly well on the street (if you race on Saturday nights). I suspect Saturday night is when most street racing occurs.
I believe TCI makes this convertor. There are race converters, street/strip converters, and converters that are close to stock (with the stall upped just a bit over stock...around 2800).
The higher the stall number (higher number means more slippage until it locks) the less likely you might or might not like the driveability on the street.
I had Vig 4000 stall and it was way too loose (slippage while crusing 40-45 mph) so sent it back and dropped it to about 3200. Now the car drives nearly like stock, but when you stab the gas peddle it will quickly rev to about 3600 rpm, get into the power band quickly, lock and blow the tires if you aren't careful.
So essentlially with a street/strip converter, you might have the best of both: reasonably good street driveablility, and yet respectable track performance as well (some have dropped their 1320 times nearly a 1/2 second) with a mild street/strip converter.
Hitch a ride with friends that have low stall and high stalls. The ride will give you a better feel for how each drives. You might not mind cruising around with a 4000 stall converter if it's not a daily driver and you use it mainly for cruising on Saturday nights searching for rice
HTH
I believe TCI makes this convertor. There are race converters, street/strip converters, and converters that are close to stock (with the stall upped just a bit over stock...around 2800).
The higher the stall number (higher number means more slippage until it locks) the less likely you might or might not like the driveability on the street.
I had Vig 4000 stall and it was way too loose (slippage while crusing 40-45 mph) so sent it back and dropped it to about 3200. Now the car drives nearly like stock, but when you stab the gas peddle it will quickly rev to about 3600 rpm, get into the power band quickly, lock and blow the tires if you aren't careful.
So essentlially with a street/strip converter, you might have the best of both: reasonably good street driveablility, and yet respectable track performance as well (some have dropped their 1320 times nearly a 1/2 second) with a mild street/strip converter.
Hitch a ride with friends that have low stall and high stalls. The ride will give you a better feel for how each drives. You might not mind cruising around with a 4000 stall converter if it's not a daily driver and you use it mainly for cruising on Saturday nights searching for rice
HTH
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04-09-2006, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Chaotic Firebird
So if I had a 2400 stall, I would have to rev the motor up to 2400rpm before it locks and makes the car move?
It would only take a couple hundred extra RPM to make the car move under light throttle.
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04-10-2006, 12:51 PM
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Hey
I have that converter in my car.... about 2.400 rpm is that stall.....
I like to go to the strip but the converter also give you the cruising thing if that is what you are looking fore.
I like it, but my car is going into the shop this week, for some extensive upgrades, so proberly gotta go with a higher stall now, but let's see.
All in all, good cruising and still be able to go to the track.
I have that converter in my car.... about 2.400 rpm is that stall.....
I like to go to the strip but the converter also give you the cruising thing if that is what you are looking fore.
I like it, but my car is going into the shop this week, for some extensive upgrades, so proberly gotta go with a higher stall now, but let's see.
All in all, good cruising and still be able to go to the track.
