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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 06:48 PM
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how much gain is there between a $500 tci converter and lets say a $800 yank the same stall?
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Old Mar 18, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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I think we need more info to give a good guess!
but you can call us and we can give you some real numbers
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 1fast98
how much gain is there between a $500 tci converter and lets say a $800 yank the same stall?
YANK For the win!!! I've had them in 2 of my cars soon to be 3, and I put them in all my friends cars when they get converters!!! You cannot go wrong!!!
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 02:01 PM
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dude i have had both also, and i really like both of them. no problem with either of them. I had the tci recently refreshed and it was in really good shape. I dont think you can go wrong with either converter.
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 02:37 PM
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yank is a far better choice than TCI.
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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The Yank would deffinitely be worth the extra cash, I know you'd be kicking yourself in the *** when your trans gets fubared becuase your cheap converter decided to take a dump
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 04:02 PM
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tci has been around along time, i wouldnt consider it to be cheap made.
yeah i know the vig is probably going to be faster but is it $ 300 worth faster if the car runs 11:80s.
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i really dont think your gonna see a big difference between them.. tci has been around for a long time, and i dont think you will have anything to worry about going with them.
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You are comparing 2 totaly different styles of converters. The TCI lacks the billet front and uses a much smaller 9.5" lock up clutch. The Yank will have a billet front cover and much larger clutch. So even if the performance was the same, durability is very different. If the lock up clutch goes out, it can and probably will take out your transmission, costing a lot more than the $300 you supposedly saved.

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If you are on a budget, we offer an 11" 3200 stall for the LS1's. They do not have the billet front but do use a OE 12" front cover and clutch - so they are still very strong.

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Originally Posted by 1fast98
how much gain is there between a $500 tci converter and lets say a $800 yank the same stall?

This is why WITH PICS!!!!!! --->>> https://ls1tech.com/forums/automatic...education.html

This one in peticular, TCI on the left, PI on the right.

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Originally Posted by 1fast98
tci has been around along time, i wouldnt consider it to be cheap made.
yeah i know the vig is probably going to be faster but is it $ 300 worth faster if the car runs 11:80s.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/automatic...er-issues.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/automatic...-breaking.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/automatic...p-problem.html

Thats just a few............ You get get what you pay for
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If we're showing pics this is what a FTI SRLS series looks like. No dampner to break, monster clutch, billet piston, billet cover, furnace brazed & tig welded, chromemoly hub, etc...
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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What the heck, I will show off some pics too. Here is our Multi Disk. 3 Times more lock up surface area than a billet single disk.





The multi disk is a very tough converter. It is recommended for FI setup or big nitrous cars. The typical NA car will not show any benefit from a WOT lock up, so the billet single disk is good.

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Come on Dave (Yank) where's your pics. At a boy Chris. Now lets compare apples to apples. I can put pics of my bolt together on here if you would like!!!!

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