Hey guys, i bought an yank SS3600, and i was wondering how the drivability is with this stall, i plan on doing 3.73 gears when i put the stall
in, my car has all bolton's and a fms 224/224 588/588 112 cam, and im going
to do another tune with the converter and gear, my car is just a weekender,
how is the drivability around town? thanks.

 

Just installed the converter last weekend and it is really nice, it is not going to feel like stock around town but it locks up pretty quickly at about 35-40, probably revs about 800 rpm higher than stock for the same power, obviously not WOT. I really like mine alot and if you dont accelerate real hard from a stop it is not even that noticiable. I do still have the 3.23 gears though. So all in all very streetable but not a stock verter by anymeans.

 

His highway mileage is gonna suck with the 3.73s and he's gonna have some traction issues as well without a very sticky tire.

 

Hey Chris, have you gotten a tune yet with that converter? Does it feel loose at all with the 3.23's?

 

I agree with Roarin_8. Traction will be a joke without some DRs, at least. I know personally. If you get a good tune, and change the lockup points around, drivability won' t be affected too much. Especially after it locks up. I think around town, to keep up with traffic, I have to rev' to about 2500-2800, until it locks up. Traffic in Sac' means everyone races from stoplights, so it isn' t as bad as it sounds, but, if you tune it to lockup sooner, that will make a good difference.

Tuning is the key, IMHO.

 

yeah it does feel loose it is not like stock with the 3.23's. It is not night and day but if some were to get in my car they would definitely feel a stall in there. it will lock up at about 35mph so it is not that bad. I mean it just snowed about an inch here and this car was no worse than my 88 GTA trans am with a stick. So yeah it is going to be loose but not anywhere near unbarrable. It think it is about right where i would expect it to be loose wise. Not sure how it will be with the 3.73's though.

No i have not gotten it tuned yet, I am suprised because after the break in period of 150 miles in town driving, i slammed it to the floor, she pulls alot harder than before but actually did not hit the rev limiter. Might be a different story at the track, but i am going to wait until i get my pulley put on before i get it tuned. So hopefully i can get it on in the next couple of weeks. sorry for the long post let me know if you got any other questions

 

Ok, confusion has just set in. I am running only a cam, headers and computer program and I wanted to get 3:73 gears installed (3:42 factory) and then put in a stall conv. but now I am reading that it may not be the best thing? Should I leave the gears alone and go with a 3000 stall? Or go with the gears and maybe a 2800 stall? Your advice is much appreciated

 

NO WORRYS!!!!! GET A SET OF DR AND ENJOY!!!!

 

Personally if I had to do it again I would have went with stock gears (3:23's) and a bigger stall like the SS3600. It all depends on what you think is streetable. It will feel tighter with the 3:73's but it will also get worse gas mileage. Talk to Yank and see if they can make a recommendation based on your mods. I would definetly do a stall before gears if you are going to do both. You can expect at least .5 off your quarter time with a stall. No where near that with just gears.

 

My car spends 99% of its time on the street. My current plans are SS3600 and the stock 3.23 gears. Plus with the STR of that converter you will fry any tire you put under there if you change out the gears to something steeper. IMO gears are overrated, just get a good stall if you want to go faster. Definetely go higher (3.73) if you aren't worried about daily mileage.

 

The SS series converters are awesome street converters. You're going to feel the loosness at first, but after driving a few times you'll get used to it. Just let yourself know that you have one of the tightest converters out there.