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Old 12-29-2010, 01:02 PM
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SS4000 is all you will need for an N/A setup no reason for any higher of a stall when I am pulling 1.291 60fts with mine...

if on the bottle get a ss3600
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Originally Posted by Circle-D
Yes, worth it. No doubt. Best bang for the buck!!

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Chris is the man for converters. Had a Circle D 3200 in my T/A.
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Originally Posted by allbaugh_04
Definitely. 4000 at least, maybe 4400. What's your gearing?

Here's mine with 2.73s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbTsbEOBtBs
Nice!!! I have 3.73's. Thanks for the vid man. Looks like it pulls pretty good.
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i loved and dded my ss4k. you will love it for sure just don't listen to all the hype and be OVER expecting to much. its still a bolt on. thats where i made my mistake when i went stalled. by the time i read all the feedback from other guys on here, i was expecting n20, forced induction "gains" but compared to "regular" bolt ons it night and day.

btw, i swaped to t56 and while its fun, the stalled auto did felt way faster
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SS4K and 3.73's in my '98 with bolt ons at 3810lbs it's been 1.56 on radials Good on the street and repeatable on the track.
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I ran the converter in my sig with just bolt ons, and after a few months I wished I had gone a bit bigger. So my answer is, yes...I think it is worth the money for a bolt on car.
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Wish I had a 4K-when this one goes thats what I am getting
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I have an FTI 4K stall and it's night and day from driving my friend's with a stock converter. I also believe .5 is a tad low on the quarter mile reduction. Probably .7 or more with traction.
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With just lid and a cutout I was going 13.5 and after lts and my 4c I was running 12.4 when it would stick. 1.6 60ft
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what about a daily driven, 80 mile round trip, half freeway and half stop and go traffic? would you still do a 4k stall? im thinking 3600 for me. mine only sees the track a handful of times a year
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Mine is my daily. About 300-400 miles per week
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I have a 4k waiting to go into my DD..
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Ive thought about this also, will the transmission hold up to it? Im at 140k miles now.
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My trans was replaced sometime before I got it (it has Gm replacement sticker) and I'm around 180,000 miles. Only thing added is a trans cooler.
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I've had 3 converters: 3400 Fuddle and PT4000 in an untuned/3.73/lid/ls6/flowmaster Z28. I have no videos of the 3400 but here is the PT4000:

http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/h...ent=stall4.mp4

Then had a bolt-on/tuned/3.23/Circle D +4C Formula

http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/h...t=100_0544.flv

I would base it on your location. If there is a lot of hills or stop and go traffic I would stick with a 3600. But I live in a small town that is pretty flat.
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Originally Posted by super_fro_daddy
I've had 3 converters: 3400 Fuddle and PT4000 in an untuned/3.73/lid/ls6/flowmaster Z28. I have no videos of the 3400 but here is the PT4000:

http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/h...ent=stall4.mp4

Then had a bolt-on/tuned/3.23/Circle D +4C Formula

http://s252.photobucket.com/albums/h...t=100_0544.flv

I would base it on your location. If there is a lot of hills or stop and go traffic I would stick with a 3600. But I live in a small town that is pretty flat.
That seems like its pretty loose to me.
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Love my FTI 4000 in my DD. I drive it 350-400 miles a week. It was so much better on the 373's but they took a dump the 342's are better than my old 323's but with 373's it is so much fun.

I still get 20+ miles to the gallon combined.
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Got a 4400 fuddle waiting to go in baby!!!
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^good luck
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Ya I'm getting antsy...



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