From the ByunSpeed GP Friday the 13th sale I'm about to pick up a TCI 3800 stall. 3800 I think will be the perfect stall for me. I had a 3500 and it was pretty nice, and I've had a 3200 and its a bit on the small side. I dont want to go up to a 4400 so a 3800 is what I'm looking at. I'm running into some part number problems though. I'm using Thunder and Byun as cross references.

Thunder has the 3500 TCI listed as part number 242932 and the 3800 listed at 242934. ByunSpeed said they could get me a 3800 TCI but the part number is 242932 (3500 stall part number from Thunder). I find it hard to believe that the part numbers are so similar from company to company, so it must be TCI part numbers. So I go to TCI's website and they have the Super Street Fighter listed as a 3500-3800 stall, yet more confusion.

To add further to the confusion, I look at TCI's application chart (which doesn't have stall speed listed) and see that model number 242934 isnt even listed for the 4L60E, only 242932.

So I'm just wondering, because there is substantial price difference on Thunder between the 3500 ($530) and the 3800 ($715), and the ByunSpeed price and item number seem to indicate I'd be getting a 3500 stall instead of a 3800 stall, despite them saying it would be a 3800 stall.

Just looking for some advice here. Will this supposed 3800 stall, part number 242932 be the stall I want, or will it be a 3500 stall? I want to make sure I get a 3800 stall as I need at least that (3800-4000). Those with both, what were your part numbers when ordering? Thanks for any help.

EDIT: Upon further investigation, Texas-Speed also has the difference in part numbers and price, so unless I'm just getting a steal of a deal, I think I'd probably end up with a 3500 from ByunSpeed, and I dont want that. I'll probbaly just save up and pick up a TCI 4000 stall ($670 from Texas-Speed) and I think with my cam and gears, that'll be a good compliment to the car, unless of course this ByunSpeed deal is for the right converter.

 

Call kevin winstead at TCI , you can just send your old converter back to them for the 3800 upgrade. I ran that TCI 3800 converter with a 2.6 stator (I beleive) in my car dont remember the part # but you do know its a 3800 , quit abit of slipping , but i was very happy with it , I had 342s and 342rwhp and my car would cut high 1.5s on partial throttle and run 11.80s in the 1/4..

 

Josh make sure the one you are getting from ByunSpeed is really a 3800 because the 3800 and up are TCI's compition converters and are a higher price. If ByunSpeed can't give you a deffinate answer then I would do what Boomcase said and call Kevin Winstead at TCI.

 

boomcase, just what I was looking for as far as performance goes. I had a 3500 stall with my 2.73 gears and it wasn't too bad on slipping. Now that I have 3.42s I want more converter because the little 3200 I have now feels like a stock car. The car is only 60'ing mid-high 1.8s right now, and I think some more stall would be very beneficial for the car.

Bain, I remember some people saying TCI will rebuild an existing converter. I wonder how exactly that works and if it would be the same quality and performance as a true TCI converter. They can only do this with aftermarket converters correct? Because I still have my stock converter sitting in a box and I could send that off no problem. If not I'd have to swap the stocker back in, then send this one off, and then install the new one later. Thats alot of work if it isn't going to perform. With that cam going in soon I need at least a little stall, so that might be a problem also with sending this converter back and running on the stocker for a while.

This converter from ByunSpeed just seems like too low of a price for the 3800 stall (I noticed the difference between the regular and competition converters). Normally around $700 and over $200 off is a heck of a sale, almost too good to be true (especially considering how the model numbers are lining up).

 

Josh call Kevin. I'm sure ya'll can get something worked out.

 

JOSH call kevin and talk to him , TCI has a very quick turn around time. Maybe you can work a deal with kevin to send a new 3800 stall paying for it in advance and then send back your old converter for a core charge or something, it doesnt hurt to ask...

 

I love my TCI 242937 Custom built 3000 SSF...
Flashes right to 3200 and feels very tigh t driving around town...

 

You guys were right. I called Kevin, and if I can get the help of some friends on swapping my stocker in for a few weeks, I should have a TCI Competition 4000/2.7 converter headed my way a few weeks later. To not delay things, I might just buy a TCI and sell my TCS, or maybe I can work something out with Kevin on an exchange/core type deal. Either way, a 4000/2.7 is finding its way into the car sooner rather than later.

FWIW, Kevin over at TCI was great. I called and left a message, and he called me back within 15 minutes and had listened to my message and had all the answers I needed. Now I just have to do my part and the car will have a quality converter in it finally.