SS3600 and everyday driving?
I have the SS3800,not bad at all on the street,just takes alittle bit to get used to.It will blow the tires off at half throttle.Only thing that sucks is I lost 30hp on the dyno with the convertor unlocked. 
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"Only thing that sucks is I lost 30hp on the dyno with the convertor unlocked. "
Seriously? With no other changes? And you're talking about peak HP, correct? Something sounds amiss with that. I've never seen or heard of a Yank converter losing that kind of power unlocked...but then again these 21 blade stators haven't been around long. Still, sounds funny. I'll dyno my SS4000 as soon as I get a chance and post the results here.
"Seriously? With no other changes? And you're talking about peak HP, correct? Something sounds amiss with that. I've never seen or heard of a Yank converter losing that kind of power unlocked...but then again these 21 blade stators haven't been around long. Still, sounds funny. I'll dyno my SS4000 as soon as I get a chance and post the results here.
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Hey guys, how about his question? It was about driveability. I'm interested as to whether the SS3600 is the best combo of performance and driveabiliy in a mild mostly street car.
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I had an SS3600 for a few months. IMO, that is the perfect converter for a daily driven car. Just cruising around at part throttle, you can hardly tell it's there. When you get on it, you remember it's in there. I dropped .4 tenths in the 1/8th with that converter, and it would have been more with a little more practice.
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From: overland park, KS
Originally Posted by 57 Bel-air Vette
How is this for everyday driving,any slippage at lower rpm's.
works great - drives same around town as my old Y3200. I do have a small issue where converter unlocks for no apparent reason on the highway from time to time - not sure why. I had same concerns - but if I had to do over i would go with SS3800 - it drives that well.
