Super Street Raptor
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Super Street Raptor I was looking for a converter but I want one for cheap. I know that its often true that "you get what you pay for," but @ 7 an hour I can't justify spending two weeks income on a converter.
www.transmissioncenter.com has the "Super Street Raptor" for 97+ 4l60e and ls1 based engines that can be ordered up to a 2800 stall speed for $295, which is do-able for me.
Everyone talks aftermarket converters up, so I want to find out for myself. How much higher is a 2800 stall speed than my truck's stock verter?
What other verters are there out there for 375 or less?
www.transmissioncenter.com has the "Super Street Raptor" for 97+ 4l60e and ls1 based engines that can be ordered up to a 2800 stall speed for $295, which is do-able for me.
Everyone talks aftermarket converters up, so I want to find out for myself. How much higher is a 2800 stall speed than my truck's stock verter?
What other verters are there out there for 375 or less?
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Save Your Money how much was that hood?
my yank ss4000 was the best mod ive ever done.
if i could start all over id get a 4400.
if you could imagine what your trucks dyno sheet would look like
pick out the amount of torque you would like start with from a dead stop.
then choose the matching rpm.
compromise from there.
my yank ss4000 was the best mod ive ever done.
if i could start all over id get a 4400.
if you could imagine what your trucks dyno sheet would look like
pick out the amount of torque you would like start with from a dead stop.
then choose the matching rpm.
compromise from there.
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Very interesting. Ok.... the hood was expensive (440), but it, and the paint work my dad and I did TOTALY changed the look of the truck so it was worth it. I would just like to know if this particular converter is any comparison to the 700+ dollar ones.
For that price, I'm guessing that it is a reworked stock unit. It will give you some bottom end help, but it will not provide any midrange help nor will it cure the 1-2 upshift dead spot.
I would save your money and buy a real TC in the 3000 - 3500 stall depending upon your goals. A 3500 stall will provide the same gain as you got from your cam+headers+K&N combined. A Yank SS3600 would drive like a 3200 and provide a huge boost. If you can't afford that, look at a TCI 3000 - 3300.
I would save your money and buy a real TC in the 3000 - 3500 stall depending upon your goals. A 3500 stall will provide the same gain as you got from your cam+headers+K&N combined. A Yank SS3600 would drive like a 3200 and provide a huge boost. If you can't afford that, look at a TCI 3000 - 3300.
The cure for the upshift dead spot is PCM transmission
part throttle shift settings.
I like my TCI 3000 well enough but I don't think it's up
to tow duty. Don't know how this truck gets used but
you might want one with a stronger clutch (like one
with multiple discs?).
part throttle shift settings.
I like my TCI 3000 well enough but I don't think it's up
to tow duty. Don't know how this truck gets used but
you might want one with a stronger clutch (like one
with multiple discs?).
Originally Posted by jimmyblue
The cure for the upshift dead spot is PCM transmission
part throttle shift settings.
part throttle shift settings.
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Thanks for the replies!
jimmyblue - I do no towing whatsoever and don't even have any hitch or bumper to tow with, so it will never happen. This is just a street truck that I plan to take to the track once every two months. I jsut want to have a fun truck.
How much was the TCI 3000? I think I saw it on summit for like 470.... which is higher than I want to go, but hey.... I don't wanna go so cheap that a couple hundred more would of made 3 times the difference.
jimmyblue - I do no towing whatsoever and don't even have any hitch or bumper to tow with, so it will never happen. This is just a street truck that I plan to take to the track once every two months. I jsut want to have a fun truck.
How much was the TCI 3000? I think I saw it on summit for like 470.... which is higher than I want to go, but hey.... I don't wanna go so cheap that a couple hundred more would of made 3 times the difference.
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