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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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I am about to have my rear main seal and torque converter replaced.

Right now all I have are a couple of bolt ons (headers, x-pipe, lid), but I want to make sure to have the new converter in before I start really focusing on power.

Will a 3200 stall function ok on the mostly stock setup I have now until I can afford to beef up the engine?
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by junior98
I am about to have my rear main seal and torque converter replaced.

Right now all I have are a couple of bolt ons (headers, x-pipe, lid), but I want to make sure to have the new converter in before I start really focusing on power.

Will a 3200 stall function ok on the mostly stock setup I have now until I can afford to beef up the engine?
I've seen a couple bolt on guys with 4000+stall a 3200 should be perfect for you. Im putting a 3200-3500 in mine Also with the mods in my Sig
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 08:38 PM
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I have a 3200 in mine... I love it.. seriously, you will too.. Id go with a 3400 though if I had it to do again... which I may change it out since Im doing a swap/rebuild now...
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I have a 3200 in mine... I love it.. seriously, you will too.. Id go with a 3400 though if I had it to do again... which I may change it out since Im doing a swap/rebuild now...
I saw your thread about your motor, I'm sorry
I was actually looking at a revmax 3200..lol If you want to get rid of yours let me know!

Originally Posted by SmallBlock 383
I've seen a couple bolt on guys with 4000+stall a 3200 should be perfect for you. Im putting a 3200-3500 in mine Also with the mods in my Sig
Sweet, now just to get it done.
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 09:42 PM
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I got a circle d 3200, with LTs and lid, also added trans cooler and swapped 2.73s for some 3.42s and it is a great dd that runs 12.7-8 at the track on street tires.
Convertor is a great mod and most say go bigger but for a dd the 3200 is great.
GL with your choice.
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 10:10 PM
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I got a circle d 3200, with LTs and lid, also added trans cooler and swapped 2.73s for some 3.42s and it is a great dd that runs 12.7-8 at the track on street tires.
Convertor is a great mod and most say go bigger but for a dd the 3200 is great.
GL with your choice.
Yeah, I'm really scared to go TOO big. lol I thought a 3200 would be a decent balance.
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by junior98
I saw your thread about your motor, I'm sorry
I was actually looking at a revmax 3200..lol If you want to get rid of yours let me know!

I may go to a 3600 depending on my cam... my trans has less than 400 miles on it... I had just finished the break in when I took it to a meet and blew it that night....
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Anticop that sucks man do you know exactly what happened? And didn't you just get everything rebuilt.

Op that should be a good choice for your car. Im personally going with a 3600 so when i decide to put a cam in I'll have a good selection to choose from. Do you have an idea on what brand yet?
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I wouldnt go lower that 3600. Iv been pretty happy with my yank ss3600.
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Anticop that sucks man do you know exactly what happened? And didn't you just get everything rebuilt.

Op that should be a good choice for your car. Im personally going with a 3600 so when i decide to put a cam in I'll have a good selection to choose from. Do you have an idea on what brand yet?

spun rod bearing on the interstate... motor was tired. Had over 160k. Everything else is new...
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That sucks man. Gunna rebuild it or new motor?
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not sure yet how Im going to do it... Im not in a rush now so Ill just look around and see what I can come up with... Im really leaning toward an LQ9 or LQ4 and some spray..... Either way, I REALLY wanna go with a 6.0. My buddy has a LQ swap in his Camaro and the torque curve is INSANE... After driving his, I was convinced...
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Originally Posted by senicalj4579
I wouldnt go lower that 3600. Iv been pretty happy with my yank ss3600.
What he said ^

I have a 4000 stall in my bolt on car and I have honestly thought about taking it back to my converter guy and having him loosen it up just a touch more.
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I'm just scared that the driveability of my car will take a pretty big hit with something like a 3600, especially until I can focus more on my engine...lol

and unfortunately I've never ridden in an ls1 car with anything other than stock converters so I guess that makes me especially scared to do too much.

As far as brands I'm looking at rev max or circle d, they seem to be good quality and are affordable
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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go with revmax, get the kevlar lockup.. 3200 will be nice, 3400 if you want a good hit.... my drivability didnt suffer a bit... its damn near like stock.. kindof feels like youre in mud when you take off but that feeling quickly goes away and in a few days, youll be used to it... mine locks up at 40mph if im easy on it so city driving isnt so bad.... trust me man, its worth it... I chose a 3200 and everyone told me Id wish I had gone bigger and I do... Ill go with a 3400-3600 next time.. depends on my cam I choose... BUY THE STALL... go to Revmax ****SPONSOR**** They shipped mine for 360... couldnt be happier with it...

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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 02:28 PM
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Now I'm seriously considering going a little bigger. Lol yours still seemed easily driveable, and since I'm not shooting for crazy high power numbers I need to get an edge wherever I can. Decisions decisions. Lol
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only problem is if you go too loose, your tranny will think **** is slipping and go into limp mode.. ive heard some guys have issue with 3600 and need shift and redline adjusted cause you bounce the limiter before it tranny thinks its time to shift... some guys have no problems at all but its something to think about..
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I think Revmax's site is borked or something... I was on there earlier trying to check out their offerings and they didn't have anything listed. I'm still leaning towards a Yank 3600SS or a Circle D but for a mild powered daily driver I'm not sure I need such a beastly built converter. (that and I'm trying to be more frugal)
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I went 3200 - seemed right for DD
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Op I'd give yank, circle d, or any one of the sponsors a call they could spec u something sldepending on what your plans for the car are. But going 3200 on a dd would be good but.
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