99T/AMAN

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So i picked up my car yesterday from getting the trans rebuilt, shift kit installed, and yank SS3600, that made a huge differance. Granted it was wet out from raining earlier but it lit up my m/t thompsons like they were nothing. That is one of the best mods to do for a seat of the pants feel. Now i have to work on more power and get rid of those 2.73's. Yank is the way to go and drive great also.

99T/AMAN

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oh and i need to get this thing tuned also

slimcracka

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yes you do.. and ive been preaching this forever a converter is the single best mod for an auto carhands down..i too have the s3600 and its great...but now that my car isnt a daily, im goin to get a pt as soon as my stock tranny decides to take a nap haha..

ta_06374

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Is it hitting the limiter on the upshifts? Is it locking up?

99T/AMAN

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well i havent beat on it hard yet cause i heard you have to put 150 miles on to break in the converter and it was raining ysterday and snowing today. Stupid michigan, but it seems to drive fine i put about 85 miles on yesterday. I did notice though it wont shift into 4th or lock up till after 45mph. I can cruise about 40 and it is still in like third then go above 45 and it will kick in to forth/lockup

3pnt4maro

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after my edge 3200 install im hitting the rev limiter quite fast even with a tune..i gotta go in and reset my shift points..but hands down the converter is the best mod for an autocar

silent102

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I am going to install the same converter in a little over a week. How is the drivability of the verter seam? Looks like its sunny here but I don’t know what part of Michigan you’re at.

Tommyv8

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I've had people tell me that a high-ish stall speed (like 3600) would not work too well with 2.73 gears and that I should stay around 2800-3000. Not true?

MikeSomething

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3.73's on a stalled A4 is a wonderful thing. I'm running a Vig 3600 stall and love it!

99Hawk262

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IMO, anything less than 3500 is a waste of money. I run a PT4400 with 3.23's and it's great for daily driving. I know smaller converters have a place, but they leave so much potential on the table with LS1's. A Yank SS3600 is a very tight converter. Even the SS4000 is tight for its size. I truly believe that adding a 2800-3000 stall would leave you severely disappointed and wanting much more.

slimcracka

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i agree..expcially from a dig..

slimcracka

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you are right there..i have a ss3600 in my bolton car..first i had a fuddle 3200 and it was fun but got weak fast so i got some gears put in with my ss3600 and i love it...but a couple months later im now goin pt4400

T/A_GuS

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I definately agree with you haha, i got my car back yesterday, after tranny rebuild,LT´s and SS4000, my first impression OMG haha... its by far the best mod that i´ve ever done... and i didnt really notice a difference while driving, really tight converter, i gotta go up to 2500rpms to keep up with traffic, but im running 3.73s so... all in all, its a great mod! i do need to get the thing tuned, but it seems to be working fine w/o the tune.

99T/AMAN

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the drivability is good but goes through gas with in-town driving, mine has been fine without a tune so far. Um it seems to do just fine with the 2.73's but it def. needs 3.73 gears to feel even better. I have to say one of the best mods so far and will have it to milan dragway in the next couple of weeks.

aznspeed

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I disagree. my yank ss3200 works well with my D1SC on the street.

99Hawk262

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Got me....for bolt-on, H/C cars anything less than 3500 is a waste. For FI or big nitrous cars, obviously smaller is gonna be the way to go.

aznspeed

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Now yer talking

Hell'sChariot

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ss4000, anything less is pointless...

Hell'sChariot

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huh, I have an ss4000 and the stock 3.23 gears and Im between 23-2500rpm in traffic. Why did you get 3.73s, they have to hurt you more than help. Especially highway mileage.

Kenny H

Absolutely incorrect. A few years back I had a '98 Formula that had a smaller cam than what you are running (T1) with the restrictive stock '98 manifolds, stock 3.23 gears, and a Vig 2800 and bolt-ons. The vig 2800 flashed to about 3100 and the car ran a best of 11.98 @ 113 MPH with a 1.64 short time. And that was before LS1 edit was out for '98s so that was on an Ed Wright mail order tune.

So exactly what 'potential' did I leave? Was it the .01 difference in our short times or the .05 difference in 1/4 mile ET? Keep in mind you are running more cam, you have headers which at that time I did not, and your Yank 4400 vs my Vig 2800.

While I do agree on a well prepped track the Yank 4k+ convertors will out perform a smaller vig, it certainly is not the night and day difference you make it out to be. I later ran a custom Yank 4200 thruster along with Macs and the car went 11.83 @ 115+ with actually a worse 60 ft. I'm sure it would have ETed a bit better if I could have gotten that combo to work but the Yank hit the tires too hard for a stockish suspension and my 26 x 11.5 x 16 ET streets. To get the full potential out of the Yank 4k+ thruster convertors one would definately have to work on the suspension a bit. Also, on street tires the car was pointless. Many will enjoy the greater drivability of the smaller convertors as well.

The biggest advantage the larger Yank has is from a roll. At 40 MPH with the Vig 2800 that car was a turd. The Yank hit MUCH harder and usually broke the tires loose wildly. The Yanks sure 'felt' faster but the track said otherwise. Had I been able to get the full potential out of the Yank and cut low 1.5s I'm sure the car would have gone 11.6s @ 116 MPH. But that never happened as shoddy track prep is very unforgiving to 4k+ stalls.