Before anyone says it, I did do a search and all that info leads me to my question.

I have been saving up for a torque converter, tranny cooler and shift kit. I figure with install I need $1100 and I'll have it soon. So with time winding down I'll be ordering my parts soon and I have a dilema.

I was planning on getting a TCI SSF3500 thanks to all colonels posts on what a great bang for the buck converter it is. The 3500 stall seemed to be the perfect fit for me being that the car is a daily driver and will someday be sprayed with a 125 wetshot. I only recently started second guessing my choice because some posts I read on the TCI3800 claimed it was no looser then the 3500 and able to handle the juice as well.

I also read the TCI4000 stall was streetable as well although I am a little skeptical on that one. My future plans are 125 wetshot, 224/224 cam but keeping stock heads, LT headers, LS6 intake, STB, SFC, baur TB, ASP pulley and that will likely be where I stop (as if that isn't enough).

So with all that in mind should I stick with the original plan of the TCI3500 or up it to the 3800 or 4000?

Thanks in advance for any advice or input.

 

I can assure you that the 3800 will be looser than the 3500 and the 4000 will be looser than it. That's just the way it works.

"Streetable" is such an opionated thing. Some people would claim that a TP4600 is streetable. I've had one and I can tell you that it wasn't something I'd want in my only car or something I drive everyday. A weekend warrior, sure, I'd do it.

You're keeping the 3.23 gears and this is your true DAILY driver, correct? I'd stay with the 3500. If you're going to 3.73s or so I might go with the 3800. If this is just a weekend toy I might go with the 4000 except for your nitrous running is starting to suffer at this point.

 

Yeah this is a daily driver and I do not plan to upgrade my 3.23's. Thanks for the relpy colonel, I was thinking the 3500 would be best. I just read one guys post where he was so insistent that the 3800 felt every bit as tight as the 3500 he used to have.

Thanks for the advice and I think I will stick with the original plam of the TCI SSF3500.

 

I love my TCI SSF 3500. It is very streetable. I am running 3.73's and i spin about 2500 at 70. I have been think about going back to 3.23's, but i have decided to go with 3.50's in a 9 inch. Most of my friends couldnt tell a diference riding with me. The exhaust will get a little louder with LT's but nothing to worry about. Now cutout open... thats another story... The launch at the track on Nitto's is awsome. Save for nitto's and just flash that thing out of the hole and you will do fine. You should be running mid 12's then.

 

A 3500 is definitely the best choice for your car. It works great on N2O too. You'll definitely need some sticky tires though.
Kevin

 

I think the 3500 is a good choice as well, especially having 3.23s and being a daily driver. I ran the TCI3500 converter and 3.23s in my LT1 and loved it. Now I have a TCI 4000 and 3.23's...it's pretty loose. It's my daily driver and I love, but I can also say that it's not for everyone.
The TCI 3500 is a great daily driver converter and will provide excellent results at the track.

Brian

 

I have a TCI 3800 with a 2.7 str and it isn't loose at all.

 

I have a streetfighter converter and I still have no traction, Im mad as hell with U guys and your High stalls :p LOL