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Old 12-28-2003, 01:57 PM
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Question tci 3500 to much for 16in drag radials

on my 01 a4 i want a stall but i was wondering if the 3500 would be to much for my 16inch nittos.Maybe i should go to the 3000 instead the car is bolt on only.
Old 12-28-2003, 10:11 PM
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That converter should be fine for the nittos. I see 1.6X 60 fts in your future
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I would say not , the 3500 is the right stall to go with but to get full potential of the converter you are going to need a really good track to get those nittos to work, on the street I would say no way, unless you have suspension workdone, I had 273s with a tci 2800 and with nittos it was hard to find traction , just took sometime to learn how hard I could launch with out breaking the tires free. >Now with 342s I cant even come close to gettin it to hook up with this little converter, but then again everybodies car react different so your car may work just fine with the 16in nittos , Id tryit if I were you and see how it goes.
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Go with the 3500 stall you WILL be sorry if you dont. It does take some finness to launch on 245 nitto's but as you can see in my sig I cut a 1.64 60' with them. you can always get an extra pair of rims and slicks like i did.
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thanks guys larry and tom from speedinc gave me a great price on a takeout 3500 i cant wait for the track to open.I plan on removing the front sway bar and purchase some lca and brackets to help out with traction.
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im doing 1.60-1.65 60 fts on 16" nittos with my 4000 stall converter. BTW stock suspension here. But Kool is right it does take finness




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