Are they not the same?
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Teching In
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From: good ol' texas
Are they not the same? Okay i have a quick question, i found a stall converter for around $300.00 on JEGS and its a 3500-3800 rpm speed, i figured that would work for a cam upgrade and later some forced induction, but when i went and read the discription, it stated that it was not meant for such applications as supercharger or any kind of boost really. then i go on texas-speed and find some pricy little suckers for the same rpm speed, and those state that they can handle boost and nitrous, and can handle 600+ horsepower. Soooo, long story short, why is it that the JEGS one "isnt for that" and the texas-speed one is?
chances are high the one in Jegs is not a quality piece (likely the low end TCI stuff if I had to guess)
Texas Speed lists some of the low end stuff like TCI, but they also sell good stuff like Circle D and Yank.
Texas Speed lists some of the low end stuff like TCI, but they also sell good stuff like Circle D and Yank.
it would be good to state what your car is.
for the 4L60E,jegs stocks B&M and Hughes as Summit stocks TCI,
if you're after a performance convertor,those 3 brands(along with many others probably)are to be avoided. a good performance convertor should be custom made. I've had TCI and Hughes and now running a Yank SS3600.Yank and CircleD can provide convertors that'll 'wake' your car up and let the 'beast' out.
for the 4L60E,jegs stocks B&M and Hughes as Summit stocks TCI,
if you're after a performance convertor,those 3 brands(along with many others probably)are to be avoided. a good performance convertor should be custom made. I've had TCI and Hughes and now running a Yank SS3600.Yank and CircleD can provide convertors that'll 'wake' your car up and let the 'beast' out.
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I've never read a good thing here on any $300 converter, only regrets.
“There is nothing in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and he who considers price only is that man's lawful prey.”
And "prey" is the critical word here.
“There is nothing in the world that some man cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and he who considers price only is that man's lawful prey.”
And "prey" is the critical word here.
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From: Poplarville, MS
A $300 TCI converter from Summit only lasted 31/2 months in my car before a bearing in the thing broke. Tore up the converter and trans. Only had a 90 day warranty. The sad thing is I didn’t drive the car for 1 month out of the 3. You get what you pay for.
