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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 04:27 PM
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Default Does this look normal for a 3600?

I've seen videos of other 3600 converters, but they didn't seem quite this loose.

Mine's a PTC 3600, and I have 2.73 gears. I'm putting in 3.90's in a few weeks, hopefully. Will that tighten up the converter a bit?

How does it look to you more experienced guys?

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Looks to be alright. Im not sure how PTC specs their converters, but some are looser/tighter than others that are the same stall speed. For example, some people claim that a 3200 vig converter is comparable to a 3600 yank. When you do the gears it will tighten it up. I noticed a bit of a difference when I went from 3.23s to 3.73s. I have a video of my car with the ss3600/3.23 combo and if you'd like I can post it up so you can compare.
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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 06:11 PM
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I would like to see it
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I would like to see it
Same here
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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 06:42 PM
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Sure. Post it up.

I've probably already seen it on youtube though. I've been watching a lot of stalled car vids.
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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 07:12 PM
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That is about how my SS4000 acted with 3.23 gears so I would wager that's within the normal range for a 3600 with 2.73s
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Originally Posted by mjs1012
Looks to be alright. Im not sure how PTC specs their converters, but some are looser/tighter than others that are the same stall speed. For example, some people claim that a 3200 vig converter is comparable to a 3600 yank. When you do the gears it will tighten it up. I noticed a bit of a difference when I went from 3.23s to 3.73s. I have a video of my car with the ss3600/3.23 combo and if you'd like I can post it up so you can compare.
That's because people buy off the shelf converters. The same converter is going to do five different things in five different combos.
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Is this one of their billet converters?
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Old Feb 2, 2014 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 98z8uup
Is this one of their billet converters?

Hell no. I can't afford one of those. lol

This is one they specd for me after I gave the cam info, of the cam I'm getting. It's a 10" SS series.

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I am looking into getting one of their conveters.
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I am looking into getting one of their conveters.
Same here
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From like 25 seconds to 1 minute it freezes so just skip ahead.
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looks about normal too me, ive had a vig3600 and currently have a yank3600, the VIG was a little bit looser than the Yank. But from your video it looks about like what my VIG was. You should do some 3.73s though, will really wake that car up.
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Originally Posted by jsteele90
looks about normal too me, ive had a vig3600 and currently have a yank3600, the VIG was a little bit looser than the Yank. But from your video it looks about like what my VIG was. You should do some 3.73s though, will really wake that car up.

Thanks for the input man, I appreciate it.

Martin from Tick, recommended 3.90 gears with this converter, and the cam he spec'd for me.
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Yank SS3600 in town driving - YouTube

From like 25 seconds to 1 minute it freezes so just skip ahead.

I saw that video last night. Thanks for posting it.

My mind is at ease now, knowing that's how it should react.

It feels much different than when I had the 3k converter in my 72 Camaro. That has 4.56 gears though.
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Originally Posted by sepsis
Thanks for the input man, I appreciate it.

Martin from Tick, recommended 3.90 gears with this converter, and the cam he spec'd for me.
those 3.90s will make a huge difference, what cam did he spec for you?
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I gotta ptc 3600 and 2.73s but no cam. Mine is almost a mirror image of what yours drives like.
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Old Feb 3, 2014 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jsteele90
those 3.90s will make a huge difference, what cam did he spec for you?
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I gotta ptc 3600 and 2.73s but no cam. Mine is almost a mirror image of what yours drives like.

Cool, thanks man.

I'm getting used to it now already.

It just felt like I was messing something up at first when it was slipping like that.
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