torque converter a bad idea????
02-15-2005, 04:55 PM
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torque converter a bad idea???? i just called about getting my SY-3500 tc installed and the guy at the transmission place PREACHED about this thing, how its hard on the tranny. Now he has me worried i may have done the wrong thing about getting this.
its a daily driver should i be worried???????
its a daily driver should i be worried???????
02-15-2005, 06:16 PM
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i have a 3500 stal on mine. when i went to a couple of shops to get it installed, they swore up and down that i dont need it and that it would hurt the car, needless to say i did not have them install it, when i did have it installed it was the best thing i have done to my car to this point. DO IT
02-16-2005, 01:10 AM
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wow, that's exactly what I just went through about 3 or 4 days ago. FIND A NEW SHOP. After recieving quotes of 600 and 500, I finally found a shop that is going to do the install for 200. They came very highly recommended to me from a guy who had a built GN and a guy on sembmusclecar.com
02-16-2005, 05:41 AM
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torque converter a bad idea????
A 3500 stall converter isn't a bad idea, but going to a garage where the mechanic thinks so IS.
Find a performance-oriented garage where the guys work on more than mini-vans and beaters and where they'll actually know what they're talking about when they open their mouths about speed parts.
A 3500 stall converter isn't a bad idea, but going to a garage where the mechanic thinks so IS.
Find a performance-oriented garage where the guys work on more than mini-vans and beaters and where they'll actually know what they're talking about when they open their mouths about speed parts.
02-16-2005, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by XTrooper
torque converter a bad idea????
A 3500 stall converter isn't a bad idea, but going to a garage where the mechanic thinks so IS.
Find a performance-oriented garage where the guys work on more than mini-vans and beaters and where they'll actually know what they're talking about when they open their mouths about speed parts.
A 3500 stall converter isn't a bad idea, but going to a garage where the mechanic thinks so IS.
Find a performance-oriented garage where the guys work on more than mini-vans and beaters and where they'll actually know what they're talking about when they open their mouths about speed parts.
EDIT: Just to clean up the air, APE did not tell me this was a bad idea. I believe they are a good shop, and from what I hear does very competent work.