Getting a cheap converter to live
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Joined: May 2016
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From: St. Louis
It's still alive... Hehehe
the motive 3.73 gears in the ten bolt are howling away like always though haha, I always put at least ten miles or so on the car so everything can get good and warm before I really lay into it. Sometimes after a few Wot shifts I can tell the old torsen diff wants to get a little stuck though lol.
the motive 3.73 gears in the ten bolt are howling away like always though haha, I always put at least ten miles or so on the car so everything can get good and warm before I really lay into it. Sometimes after a few Wot shifts I can tell the old torsen diff wants to get a little stuck though lol.
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Wichita KS / Rancho San Diego
There is a huge amount of misinformation out there about converters. The difference between a cheap "ring kit" converter and a higher end billet converter is primarily the clutch lockup area. A very nice converter can be built using the ring kit that is just as efficient as a much more expensive setup.
I daily drove that thing for 3 years and 24k miles with countless track passes and zero issues. I loved the way it performed. After that, wanting a little more stall speed and peace of mind regarding the clutch, I upgraded to a Yank SS3600.
Driveability and performance with the Yank were nearly identical. It flashed 500rpm higher off the line, but that netted me nothing in 60' times or ET. As Jakeshoe says, all it really gave me was increased clutch lockup area - which is the main reason I bought it.