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Old 04-16-2004, 05:58 AM
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It went in without any problems. It came with the correct bolts in the box. The instructions didnt mention anything about drilling the flexplate. The converter bolts worked perfectly with my stock flexplate, I didnt have to drill it. Not too sure if TCI caught on to our drilling problem or not? BTW, this is a SSF3500 in a 99 Trans Am. Just thought id let ya know.
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Nice , congrats on the install, let us know how you like it.
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got mine in today.. me likey
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Originally Posted by Slow 346
It went in without any problems. It came with the correct bolts in the box. The instructions didnt mention anything about drilling the flexplate. The converter bolts worked perfectly with my stock flexplate, I didnt have to drill it. Not too sure if TCI caught on to our drilling problem or not? BTW, this is a SSF3500 in a 99 Trans Am. Just thought id let ya know.
i think it may just be the 98 cars that need drilling
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How do you like to overall feel of the converter? I'm considering the same for my car. How loose does it feel? How much a drop in mpg's?
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i dropped id say 2mpg overall none on the highway and 2-3 around town which is where i do most of my driving...i love the converter and even with my 273's its really not all that loose...just if youve got a loud exhaust before this will make it more pronounced which I personally dont mind its the cops that might but other than that i gained 6 tenths in the 1/4 so its definitly great bang for the buck hehe
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i think it may just be the 98 cars that need drilling
mine apparently didnt come with the right bolts. (i had it installed while my tranny was being rebuilt). the guy told me the bolts were too big.
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one of my 3 bolts didnt fit into the flywheel and i know im not the only one




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