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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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Default Red Torque converter???
I bought my LS1 off a previous owner who had bought it with minimal mods done, as far as he knew the car was stock, when i bought it i began looking around and found some interesting stuff, it had a hooker muffler, blinstein shock-struts and a tranny cooler, I recently installed my headers and the friend that was helping me said Dude look at this a red converter? I was like wtf so I looked and indeed by a small hole that the transmission has (it has a cap on the whole not sure what its for) I looked and it was a red torque converter???

Is there any way to know that torque converter it is without dropping the transmission???
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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Probably a Yank in there, that would explian the tranny cooler aswell...
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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My revmaxx converter is red..
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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what size are the one's you guys mentioned??
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Yanks are usually 245mm-278mm and revmax is 300mm
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Put the car in drive. Hold the brake down and slowly give it gas. What rpm do the tires start spinning?
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So yank is 9 1/2"-11". Revmax is about 12"
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as far as i know yanks are orange not red, probably revmaxx, take it out doin bout 50mph,floor it see what it flashes to
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Yea yank is more orange color than revmax.

http://revmaxconverters.com/torque-c...que-converters

http://www.converter.cc/converters/street/GM/1/
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Post a picture if you can OP, I can tell by looking at it about what size and what kind of converter it is. Also, every Yank I have seen has a model number sticker around the perimeter. You can see it through the access window if it is facing down. You could have a buddy spin the motor over by hand while you look for the sticker to come around.
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thanks for all the help guys ill see do it one of these days when im off work thanks
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My Yank is a medium darkness firetruck red, no orange at all.

That picture looks like a flash and poor white balance on the camera caused a crappy picture.
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the pic is in this thread take a look at it, also have other issues if you could help me I would appreciated

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-lot-help.html
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Looks a lot like this

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Yeah, looks like a Yank. Nice.
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wow it does look a lot like that a lot dam i just need to know the size and im good
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Yank, Revmax, or didn't BMR make a red converter?? (don't quote me)

Either way, sounds like you got a sweet *** deal man. Yank is great, and Revmax has some really good reviews so far too.
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ok I found out its a yank, how can i tell what size it is?
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Should have a sticker around the perimeter. Spin the motor over by hand while someone watches through the window.
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oh I see look here is a picture

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