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06-12-2005, 10:24 PM
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gears or stall I was wondering which I should do first, gears or a stall. I have a 02 A4 with 2.73's. I thinking about going to 3.73's or a 3200 stall. Does it matter which one i do first. Also on the gears, anybody point me in a direction to buy some, and what is a reasonable price for the install of gears and a stall?
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06-13-2005, 04:00 AM
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I can help you out on the 3.73's & torque converter, but I would go with the torque converter first, as I have seen more improvement from the TC change than the gear ratio change. The rearend gear change will help also, but not to the degree of the stall change.
06-13-2005, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro Built Automatics
I can help you out on the 3.73's & torque converter, but I would go with the torque converter first, as I have seen more improvement from the TC change than the gear ratio change. The rearend gear change will help also, but not to the degree of the stall change.
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06-14-2005, 03:53 AM
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Depending on how you drive, will have more to do with gas mileage, than the torque converter. What has been done to this motor? Is this a daily driver?, or weekend warrior? The TC I would recommend is the Edge, they sell for $555.00, or the Vigilante, they sell for $719.00. Both have a good reputation. With the above information & more, will determine the stall of the TC. Let me know?
06-14-2005, 07:19 AM
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Definately TC then Gears just as stated above.
I dropped in my 3200 Level 1 TC (Vigilante) a few months ago, and today get it back with my 3.42's in it.
(Learn from my mistake, if you are doing a gear swap, your 2.73 rear end is a series 2 carrier so you will need an X gear set or swap complete rear ends.)
I dropped in my 3200 Level 1 TC (Vigilante) a few months ago, and today get it back with my 3.42's in it.
(Learn from my mistake, if you are doing a gear swap, your 2.73 rear end is a series 2 carrier so you will need an X gear set or swap complete rear ends.)
06-14-2005, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro Built Automatics
Depending on how you drive, will have more to do with gas mileage, than the torque converter. What has been done to this motor? Is this a daily driver?, or weekend warrior? The TC I would recommend is the Edge, they sell for $555.00, or the Vigilante, they sell for $719.00. Both have a good reputation. With the above information & more, will determine the stall of the TC. Let me know?
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06-14-2005, 03:44 PM
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Mods done to the car are, MTI lid & filter, ported TB, flowtech LTs with flowtech y-pipe (no cats), and a corsa catback, msd wires, and brisk sp's. And I figured the next thing to do was the stall. It is a daily driver, and its a 02 with 20k miles on it. what is the difference between the TCI and the TC Vig?
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06-14-2005, 04:15 PM
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A vig 2800, Yank SS3600 or TCI 3300 will all have your car flying and be very street friendly.
Once you do the stall, the need for a gear change may disappear. For stop light racing on street tires, 2.73s with a stall can be very effective. 3.73s will require good rubber and decent skill to launch.
Once you do the stall, the need for a gear change may disappear. For stop light racing on street tires, 2.73s with a stall can be very effective. 3.73s will require good rubber and decent skill to launch.
06-14-2005, 10:37 PM
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I'm going to represent the loyal opposition here. Everyone always says, "converter first," but the question is, "what are you trying to do with your car?" What are your goals? If it's to go as fast as possible at WOT, I'd agree - do the converter first. If you're trying to improve driveability in town, then it's a different story.
06-15-2005, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by RevGTO
I'm going to represent the loyal opposition here. Everyone always says, "converter first," but the question is, "what are you trying to do with your car?" What are your goals? If it's to go as fast as possible at WOT, I'd agree - do the converter first. If you're trying to improve driveability in town, then it's a different story.
06-15-2005, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by RevGTO
I'm going to represent the loyal opposition here. Everyone always says, "converter first," but the question is, "what are you trying to do with your car?" What are your goals? If it's to go as fast as possible at WOT, I'd agree - do the converter first. If you're trying to improve driveability in town, then it's a different story.
06-15-2005, 12:52 PM
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Just amke sure you have something like a 2.5 STR and your car will be fine. I have two buddies with the same exact cars, same mods, same stall size. One has 2.73's and the other has 3.73's. The car with the 2 series has a much bigger STR so I guess that makes up for it. Both pulled the same 60's and same et!
06-15-2005, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Roarin_8
Make sure you have tires for the higher STR. And yes it gets rid of the sluggishness at part throttle, the car jumps forward when I just tap the pedal, that's great.