TCI VS. YANK
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Re: TCI VS. YANK OK guys prove me wrong but i think i have the median between the both, im looking at the VIG 3200. Sry for all the posts, and thanks for puttin up with my **** guys THANKS.
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From: Houston Raceway Park...in TEXAS.
Re: TCI VS. YANK Do a poll and see the two camps are running in the 1/4 mile with comparable mods?
I know I prefer Yank to any other brand out there right now.
If running quick and fast and knowing your verter has the best parts in it is important to you, get a Yank. Thats my opinion.
I know I prefer Yank to any other brand out there right now.
If running quick and fast and knowing your verter has the best parts in it is important to you, get a Yank. Thats my opinion.
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From: Falkner, MS
Re: TCI VS. YANK Onebadz,
I think you got that backwards on the quality issue. TCI's quality is superior to Yank's...there's no question. I just refuse to resort to tactics like making webpages that degrade my competitors' converters.
http://www.converter.cc/the_truth.htm
http://www.converter.cc/tci_exposed.htm
I think "the truth" came out in this thread:
https://ls1tech.com/threads/showflat...amp;PHPSESSID=
There's no way that a company like TCI could last for 35 years without making top quality parts. No amount of advertising or even having reasonable prices could make up for having top quality parts. I've looked at the inside of many different converters, because our repair dept. repairs most every brand out there. I know what's inside our competitor's converters. I also know what's inside ours. I'd put the strength and quality of ours against anybodys out there. We also make updates to our designs on a regular basis. If I see where the performance or quality of our converter can be improved, then I make a change. We recently pulled all of our 4400 converters off the shelf, because I found a way to make them more efficient. We reworked them and put them back on the shelf.
We've got some cutting edge stuff too. You ought to see John and Kristi Payne's new TCI steel stator Ultimate Street Fighter converter. It's as trick as anything out there.
Kevin
I think you got that backwards on the quality issue. TCI's quality is superior to Yank's...there's no question. I just refuse to resort to tactics like making webpages that degrade my competitors' converters.
http://www.converter.cc/the_truth.htm
http://www.converter.cc/tci_exposed.htm
I think "the truth" came out in this thread:
https://ls1tech.com/threads/showflat...amp;PHPSESSID=
There's no way that a company like TCI could last for 35 years without making top quality parts. No amount of advertising or even having reasonable prices could make up for having top quality parts. I've looked at the inside of many different converters, because our repair dept. repairs most every brand out there. I know what's inside our competitor's converters. I also know what's inside ours. I'd put the strength and quality of ours against anybodys out there. We also make updates to our designs on a regular basis. If I see where the performance or quality of our converter can be improved, then I make a change. We recently pulled all of our 4400 converters off the shelf, because I found a way to make them more efficient. We reworked them and put them back on the shelf.
We've got some cutting edge stuff too. You ought to see John and Kristi Payne's new TCI steel stator Ultimate Street Fighter converter. It's as trick as anything out there.
Kevin
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Re: TCI VS. YANK Love my Yank! Kicked a few TCI's down the track today 
Not many TCI's on this list:
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From: Tulsa, OK
Re: TCI VS. YANK Not trying to flame, just curious.
How come TCI's warranty is only 90 days if it's so high quality? Should also offer a free restall, or at least a great deal on restall. Just my opinion.
How come TCI's warranty is only 90 days if it's so high quality? Should also offer a free restall, or at least a great deal on restall. Just my opinion.
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From: Troy, AL
Re: TCI VS. YANK I don't think that the warranty period is necessarily a dictator of quality. Sometimes it's more governed by the price. Sometimes when you pay alot more for something, you are in part paying for more warranty.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
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I don't think that the warranty period is necessarily a dictator of quality. Sometimes it's more governed by the price. Sometimes when you pay alot more for something, you are in part paying for more warranty.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
But, if your looking for the best performing converter for a LS1 car, IMO the Yanks are worth the extra $$$.
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From: Falkner, MS
Re: TCI VS. YANK Yank definitely got a head start on their LS1 converter program, so I'm sure there's a lot more of their LS1 converters out there as compared to TCI's. That would explain why there's more of their converters on the list.
As far as the warranty, that is the company's official policay, however I don't recall refusing anybody a claim within the first year. We typically offer free restalls within the warranty period as well.
Kevin
As far as the warranty, that is the company's official policay, however I don't recall refusing anybody a claim within the first year. We typically offer free restalls within the warranty period as well.
Kevin
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From: Magee MS
Re: TCI VS. YANK I'm not too considered with the prices of converters. When I see a converter that has a great effeciency rate and a good str. thats when I see a quality converter.
Does TCI advertise their effeciency rates? I have never really looked into them. I REALLY liked the TCS converters with the 98% effeicency and the 2.7 str. BUT thats out of the question!
I don't like my vig b/c of the effeciency rate.
Josh S.
Does TCI advertise their effeciency rates? I have never really looked into them. I REALLY liked the TCS converters with the 98% effeicency and the 2.7 str. BUT thats out of the question!
I don't like my vig b/c of the effeciency rate.
Josh S.
Re: TCI VS. YANK I know if I were to buy a Yank converter right now that the it would stall near it's rating because it is custom built. What about a TCI? how will I know where it is going to stall? I have heard alot of good things about TCI as of late and I am seriously considering a TCI converter but I generally like to know as much about a product as I can before purchase.This is important to me because I am going to choose a cam based on my converter.
thank you
thank you
Re: TCI VS. YANK
Onebadz,
I think you got that backwards on the quality issue. TCI's quality is superior to Yank's...there's no question. I just refuse to resort to tactics like making webpages that degrade my competitors' converters.
http://www.converter.cc/the_truth.htm
http://www.converter.cc/tci_exposed.htm
I think "the truth" came out in this thread:
https://ls1tech.com/threads/showflat...amp;PHPSESSID=
There's no way that a company like TCI could last for 35 years without making top quality parts. No amount of advertising or even having reasonable prices could make up for having top quality parts. I've looked at the inside of many different converters, because our repair dept. repairs most every brand out there. I know what's inside our competitor's converters. I also know what's inside ours. I'd put the strength and quality of ours against anybodys out there. We also make updates to our designs on a regular basis. If I see where the performance or quality of our converter can be improved, then I make a change. We recently pulled all of our 4400 converters off the shelf, because I found a way to make them more efficient. We reworked them and put them back on the shelf.
We've got some cutting edge stuff too. You ought to see John and Kristi Payne's new TCI steel stator Ultimate Street Fighter converter. It's as trick as anything out there.
Kevin
I think you got that backwards on the quality issue. TCI's quality is superior to Yank's...there's no question. I just refuse to resort to tactics like making webpages that degrade my competitors' converters.
http://www.converter.cc/the_truth.htm
http://www.converter.cc/tci_exposed.htm
I think "the truth" came out in this thread:
https://ls1tech.com/threads/showflat...amp;PHPSESSID=
There's no way that a company like TCI could last for 35 years without making top quality parts. No amount of advertising or even having reasonable prices could make up for having top quality parts. I've looked at the inside of many different converters, because our repair dept. repairs most every brand out there. I know what's inside our competitor's converters. I also know what's inside ours. I'd put the strength and quality of ours against anybodys out there. We also make updates to our designs on a regular basis. If I see where the performance or quality of our converter can be improved, then I make a change. We recently pulled all of our 4400 converters off the shelf, because I found a way to make them more efficient. We reworked them and put them back on the shelf.
We've got some cutting edge stuff too. You ought to see John and Kristi Payne's new TCI steel stator Ultimate Street Fighter converter. It's as trick as anything out there.
Kevin
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Re: TCI VS. YANK Don't know if TCI is better, but I read results!
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My TCI3500 stalls exactly 3500. They do have a dyno you know.
Honestly, I don't believe TCS's STR or efficiency ratings. How would they even know?
Honestly, I don't believe TCS's STR or efficiency ratings. How would they even know?
I am fairly ignorant to totque converters mind you.
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From: Troy, AL
Re: TCI VS. YANK Yes. Actual stall speed will vary with TQ. Small changes in TQ at the stall speed will make very tiny changes to the stall speed. To make large changes (a few hundred RPM or more) requires major changes in TQ (like is had with a moderate shot of nitrous.)
The more holding power a converter has (effected by several things including the converter size and STR) the less it's stall speed is effected by additional TQ.
The more holding power a converter has (effected by several things including the converter size and STR) the less it's stall speed is effected by additional TQ.
Re: TCI VS. YANK Yank has been a great innovator in the LS1 market and has a proven performance record and has great speciallity converters. Pretty easy to get what you're looking for with a Yank because of the LS1 testing they've done.