Hello as you can tell I am new to all this.I just recently bought a 01 Formula. Now my car is stock and its an a4 and i was wondering what a Stall and a tourqe converter really is and what would be a good size for my stock daily driver?

 

the stall is what the rpm rev up to before the reartires break lose and tc is what go between the engine and trans it takes the power of the motor and send it into the trans to turn it

also what plans do u have for the car such as mods go?

I would say a good TC to go with would be between a 3500-3800 stall for your car

 

Im not planning on a whole lot of mods. I am about to get a 3inch cut out and a lid and im not sure of any other mods after that as of yet

 

then i would go with those stall speeds i stated and if u ever decide to get a cam or anymore mods it will be able to withstand it

 

This might help alittle...

http://www.tciauto.com/tech_info/tor..._explained.htm

 

Another question are these in any way bad for your car at all?

 

Just the heat they can put out. But, you can install a tranny cooler to help that. Get one, youll love it! Will totally "wake" up the car.

 

alright thanks for your help

 

No Problem! Trust us.. Will be a blast. For a daily driver, dont go too, too big.

 

Will this make the tires spin at every stop and go or what will it do

 

Ilt'll spin em all right.. But, only if you get on the gas. All depends on how heavy your foot is.

Find someone in your area and go for a ride or something. Maybe they let you drive it. You probaly wont like it at first, but it grows on you and youll want more.

 

So say im driving the "speed limit" and obeying laws i can drive it just regular like how it runs now untill i get on the gas and then its a beast right

 

Correct. Also you may want to look into a trans-go shift kit just to tighten up between the shifts.

 

Above 40 MPH, yes. It locks up like normal. Anything under it will slip a little. Just depends on your stall and on the gears you run.

Like mine, a 4K stall. I gunn it, the RPM"S dont go below 4K RPM.. It keeps the power up and not start over from the bottom of the RPM's like normal.

 

alright man you seem to really know your stuff, thanks alot for your help

 

Alright last question i swear what brand of stall would you recommand for me

 

Mine is Fuddle Racing TC. He seems to have the best deal right now. ~400 bucks. Works really good for me so far. Like I said, if your going to do it, get a ~50 doller 24K B&M Tranny cooler. Should be fine. Also, you can install a Tranny Temp Guage as well.. It is kind of a "piece of mind" kinda thing when you know how hot your tranny is. Well, for me anyway.

The shift kit is your choice, I did not install one in, hell, i cant even tell when it shifts so thats why i left mine alone. (although I have the shift kit in the box still, but did not want to screw it up)

But, there are more TC company's out ther. Just depends on $$.. Do some search, as there has been some debate on verters here lately.

Hope this helps.. Good luck bro.

 

How much would i be looking to spend on a install on this 3500 stall?

 

About $250.00 for the stall
About $90.00 for the trans cooler

 

I can run the 3500 stall with stock gears right?