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Old 02-17-2009, 04:48 PM
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I have a 2000 Trans am WS6 with 53k miles. I have borla exhaust and cold air package. I recently had it tuned and was thinking about LT headers and off road Y pipe or doing a stall converter. Any suggestions as to which would be better and also what brands would be best for my car.
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yank 3600
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Vigilante, Yank and Circle D are pretty popular around here. I personally would not go with anything lower than 3600.
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Vigilante 3,600 is a blast to drive. Yank is good as well.
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A stall is one of the best mods you can do for an A4 car. I have a Yank 3600 in mine.
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Originally Posted by philsblwnz28
yank 3600
Yea that seem to be the most popular
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yank 3600
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Get anything BUT A FLASH STALL. They suck. I have one.
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Originally Posted by murrayfan97m
I have a 2000 Trans am WS6 with 53k miles. I have borla exhaust and cold air package. I recently had it tuned and was thinking about LT headers and off road Y pipe or doing a stall converter. Any suggestions as to which would be better and also what brands would be best for my car.
should have held off on the tune...

what are your plans for the car, and what are you shooting for?

with your lack of info, i would have to suggest something like a 3500+ Vig. or Yank..
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Originally Posted by posz28
Get anything BUT A FLASH STALL. They suck. I have one.
what the hell is a flash stall???
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Originally Posted by 01ssreda4
what the hell is a flash stall???
lol.. I was wondering the same..


Anyways I'd say get at least a 3200 I have Vig 3600 myself (it actually behaves more like a 4000 though) There is lots of info on converters in the Auto transmission forum stickies to help.
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Originally Posted by sixvi6-camaro
lol.. I was wondering the same..


Anyways I'd say get at least a 3200 I have Vig 3600 myself (it actually behaves more like a 4000 though) There is lots of info on converters in the Auto transmission forum stickies to help.
Vigs are awesome..

my 4k flashes more like a 4600-5k..

perfect street manners though, and locks perfectly when cruising.
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yes, yes you should get a converter.
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Yeah you'll love it, Circle D dumdumdum . I have a PTC and don't really car for it at all. Its way too loose and feels like it just blows through the gears. I can stall it to 4500 on a dry road EASY. 3600 would be the biggest I'd ever go if I had the choice to do it again..
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Circle D 4000 or GTFO
So... you got a tune before you did jack **** to your car... Makes perfect sense...
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im very happy with my tci 3500 stall.
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definitely do a stall!! i have a vig 3200 which is really awesome for a daily driver. look into circle D, vigilante, or yank. do not go cheap on the converter.
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get atleast a 3500 then a tune
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