RAMAIR57

Well, I have been trying to decide on a new converter for my car; its a 2000 ws6 with all the bolt on's and heads/cam (and soon to have 3.73 gears). I had a 3200 stall on it, but the cam alone makes it so anything under a 3500 is basically useless to me, so its time to step it up. Anyway, this car is my daily driver in a sense, so I didnt want anything CRAZY loose, althihg I dont mind some looseness if the performance is there. Long story short, I think I want the PT4000; what do you guys think? I think the STR is around 2.8; my only concern is that I wont be able to hook with drag radials, but Im gonna hope it will and deal with it later if it doesnt. So, what do you guys think? Is this a good choice for a street car that wants the best possible performance from his converter

Jorday

I think you'll be happy with it. I have the PT4200, and it's loose but I drove the car every day for months with that converter and loved it. If you drag race the car your 60 ft times may not be as good as possible if you run on drag radials. I don't hook up completely on the launch with ET streets at the track. I use regular F1 GS D3 tires for daily driving, and I just try to avoid WOT in first gear. I would say yes, it's a good choice for a car that you want to trade some looseness for a better performing converter.

RAMAIR57

is there a big difference between the pt4000 and pt4200; mike recommended the pt4000 for me; is it just a little tighter than the 4000? what would the performance difference be?

Jorday

I have never been in a car with the PT4000, so I don't really know how much more loose the 4200 is or what the performance difference. I thought I read someone post on here a while ago that you can notice the 200 rpm stall difference but it's a small difference. IIRC, the performance between the two were very similar, with a slight advantage going to the larger converter.

SS GIRL

my bf has a PT4400... the converter broke... we still don't know why and it broke some stuff on the new transmission.... but Yank has fixed the problem... i mean that could happen to any converter... just bad luck i guess

but he has another one on the way... he loves it...and its in his daily driver

Ragtop 99

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I had both the 4000 and 4200 in my car. I could not tell a difference in daily driving.

theblur98ss

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That's the verter I have on my setup. It's a pretty nice all around converter. On the street, at the track and from a roll.

MyLS1Hauls

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The PT series perform very well, but IMO are fairly loose. If I had an auto I'd probably have an SS4000. My buddy has an SS3600 and its several times tighter than a PT and noticeably tighter than a SY3500...its not an apples to apples comparison due to differing stall speeds though. With 3.73 gears and any hard hitting converter, you'll be hard pressed to hook with Nittos...especially at the tracks I go to.

94form2000z

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Go PT if your not gonna spray go with 4200 - 4400 converter. PT4000 here and love it. Daily driven.

CamaroCain

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YPT4400 here...YOU CAN"T HANDLE IT!!!

J/K

It is my daily driver and if I can deal with it any of you guys can

1QWIKZ

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give the Vig some consideration, better than the yank IMO. for the same price, you can get the vig 5 disc, that will blow the yank away.

Colonel

3.73s and drag radials? Even an SS3600 would be tough to hook. I'd probably keep the stock gears (unless going to a 12-bolt or 9-inch) and go with an SS4000....unless the cam is so freakin' big that you just have to have the extra shift extension of a looser converter.

If there are no slicks or ET Streets in your future (be honest with yourself) and you're dead set on 3.73s then you might consider a SY4000. It would make traction easier but would still give your DRs all they can handle when coupled with 3.73s. In addition, it would have excellent shift extension.

Colonel

"vig 5 disc, that will blow the yank away."

Against a PT series Yank? I highly doubt it.

1QWIKZ

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well dont...

JaSSon

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Im looking at getting a PT4000 or PT4200. Dont really want to go PT4400 due to fact wife drives it everyday. Raced a buddy with a PT4400 last night and with same 60' he had a tenth on me and a mph or two. The ole VIG3600 aint cuttin it. I got mods in sig and he has pp5.3s, TR230, 3.23s, and all boltons. Im wondering which one will work best with my gear and how much differance from the 4400, if any. My suspension mods are lca, sfs, rr airbag, no sway in front, and 26-10 et drags with rim screws.

Brasshead

Before I bought my Yank PT-4000 converter I had been in contact with Jack Sedory at Precision Industries this year asking about getting my old Vigilante 2600 restalled and updated to a 3600 Multi-Disk and asked about the differences in the 3 and 5 plate converters. Jack emailed me this reply: "The only one we make for the LS1 is the 3 plate. There wasn't enough room to cram 5 plates into the converter for the LS1. As far as we've heard, it's able to handle it no matter what power you have." Do they now offer the 5 disk for the LS1 converters? I see on their web site listing the 9.5 lock-up for the 4L60E both 3 & 5 plate. I can't see why I was told the only one for the LS1 is the 3 plate than? Go with the Yank PT you won't be sorry!

Pro Mouse

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Well I Just went to the X1 cam and Jayson@MTI told me to get Yanked,and for My daily driver to go with a SS3600 He said with my combo to not go any bigger.I currently have the Muti disc 3200 Vig.It just doesnt cut it no with the bigger cam,From a roll it just doesnt put you back in the seat like it did with my 224 cam.After reading all this converter stuff Now I am stuck between getting the SS4000 or the SS3600,Decisions ,Decisions

JaSSon

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Ragtop 99, you said you cannot tell a differance daily driving between the 4000 & 4200. How were they at the track?

JNorris

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I would go with a TCI Competition 4000 or Competition 4400. Call Kevin Winstead at 662-224-9355 or email him at Kevin@tciauto.com and he can help you out or call Texas Speed and Performance (sponsor>>>>>). They are running a sale (GP) on the TCI converters now. See link below.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/sponsor-sales-specials/172561-tci-torque-converter-gp-texas-speed-performance.html

I would defiantly avoid any Yank product.




John

Kent1

I have the 4200 Yank. There is not much difference between 4000, 4200 or 4400 except small details. You will need a slick or equal to hook. cheers....