looking for some reviews on the FTI billet 9.5 converter in a 3600 stall (SRLS 0086)

let me know if you have one and how you like it and how it behaves.

 

I ran the 3800 and it drove great...wouldn't hesitate to buy another FTI converter.

 

I run the FTI triple disk 3800 in my gto. Behaves great in my opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bump. Anyone else?

 

I run the 3800 soft/reg hit and its been a good converter so far. With 3.73s its not that far from stock feeling but you can tell its there, I wouldnt have gone smaller thats forsure. I havent really gotten on it yet, still in break in

 

nice! Is it a low STR? Does it hit hard?

 

SRLS0391 is a tighter converter. It's a custom job.

But it's a 3600. If you get it with the triple disk, you can lockup if it's too tight up top.

Designed for nitrous use. Very tight around town. So, it's another option if you need an FTI 3600.

 

I could not find that info and FTI would never say exact numbers for the soft hit converters. My research led me to believe the hard hit is the yank ss competition and the soft hit is the yank pt competition. The thing that I disagree with is the name. Calling it a soft hit makes me not want it, I'd rather say I have a hard hit FTI converter lol. You Need to be drinking tea with your pinky out while saying "it's a thoft hit".

 

Thanks for the morning laugh! If it makes you feel better you can tell people you have the power adder converter as that same 6391 also works well with nitrous, turbo, procharger combos as well. Which is a plus if you have future plans on adding a power adder(let's be honest who doesnt?)

The reason i don't like to go by STR to describe a converter is because there so much more to consider when choosing the right converter. I'd just rather take the time to get hands on with each setup and get as much info as possible and then use that info in conjunction with what the customer wants to choose the right converter.

 

I just want to know a little more of the feel of the 086 stator. Some hate it, some love it. I don't want to make a mistake. 3600 with an 086 vs 082 stator seem different.

 

So in a 3600 form that would be our 0086 or 6082.
Do you want a more violent strike against the tire under WOT?
Are you ok with a looser feeling converter under light pedal?
If yes to both then the 6082 is the ticket.

If you are concerned more about light pedal daily type drive-ability then the 0086 is the way to go. The 0086 offers driveability similar to our 3200 0082 converters but with a higher stall for better WOT perf. on the track.

 

Awesome! Thats exactly what I was wanting to know. How is the shift extension with the 086?

I just dont want it to feel sluggish and regret not goimg with the more violent hit. Some people have described their 086 equipped converters as a bit sluggish off the line but better for rolling starts.

 

see bold above

 

I had the 3800 086 stator. It drove really good with 3.73 gears. 2k rpm gets the car moving right along and it had amazing top end for a stall. 7k rpm shift would drop back to 5800rpm or so. Imo it's a perfect street converter. At the track the hard hit would 60ft a little better but probably be harder to hook under 40mph on the street depending on power level and tire selection. Even with the 086 first gear was border line useless with 450 whp on anything less then a 275/50/15 drag radial. I sold the car to a friend who put a 150shot on it and he went to a 275/60/15 555r. The car hooks good NA but gets up on the tires from a 40 roll with the spray.

 

So, I've gone back and forth on whether I want to use my 0391 on my 440... And I hate pulling the trans to swap converters, so I'd like to get a good one in there. Originally, I bought it for a Procharger and just ditched that idea for a big cube motor.

If I'm spinning to 7500, what would the shift extension be if I'm trying for 600rwhp/520rwtq to the wheel power output? I may need to send it back to be restalled. But I do like how tight it is for driving though. Especially with a very loud exhaust.

Also, sorry to derail this a bit, just was thinking out loud...