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ss3200 owners in here please!
ss3200 owners in here please! I am thinking of getting this converter, but I would like to hear from you all first.
1.) What gears do you have?
2.) How much do you drive the car/for what purpose?
3.) How does it "feel" compared to stock?
4.) What tires do you have?
5.) What rpm range do you use in around town driving?
6.) What else do you have to say about it?
Thanks for all of your help!
1.) What gears do you have?
2.) How much do you drive the car/for what purpose?
3.) How does it "feel" compared to stock?
4.) What tires do you have?
5.) What rpm range do you use in around town driving?
6.) What else do you have to say about it?
Thanks for all of your help!
ME and my son just installed a ss3600 in his camaro last weekend,car is basically stock just a few mods. When you drive it normally you can barely tell there is a converter in the car.i have a tt-3000 in my car and his ss3600 does not feel any looser under normal, or low pedal position. I would not get anything less than the ss3600 if i were you. also it is very efficient on the top end, there will be no loss of trap speed. ss3600,2.2str we also installed a TCI flex plate, the flex plate in the 01, 02 cars is a real piece of crap.its real thin and prone to cracking with aftermarket converters.
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Ss3200 1.) What gears do you have?
3.23's
2.) How much do you drive the car/for what purpose?
Weekend cruiser, asphalt terrorizer
3.) How does it "feel" compared to stock?
A hair looser, and that's a very thin hair. You primarly know it's there if you have a loud exhaust, but that's another reason I like it.
4.) What tires do you have?
Nitto 555 285/40 R17 (Not the drag radials). Need drag radials though to get full advantage of any converter from a dig or very slow roll.
5.) What rpm range do you use in around town driving?
0 to 6000 RPM
6.) What else do you have to say about it?
Great converter, I bought it for the low STR and because it's supposed to be pretty tight. I would've got the SS3400 if it was avaibable at the time I bought the SS3200, but that's how life goes. It's a nice daily driver converter. You won't benefit much from a converter with a higher stall speed and STR if you don't have traction (tires and a little suspension work). If you like to race from a roll and don't mind having a loose converter, then you may want to consider a larger stall like the SS3800. The bad thing with the loose converter is that the car is really loud when it's coming on the line which can be a good or bad thing. Dave at Yank was very helpful and responded quickly to any questions that I had.
3.23's
2.) How much do you drive the car/for what purpose?
Weekend cruiser, asphalt terrorizer
3.) How does it "feel" compared to stock?
A hair looser, and that's a very thin hair. You primarly know it's there if you have a loud exhaust, but that's another reason I like it.
4.) What tires do you have?
Nitto 555 285/40 R17 (Not the drag radials). Need drag radials though to get full advantage of any converter from a dig or very slow roll.
5.) What rpm range do you use in around town driving?
0 to 6000 RPM
6.) What else do you have to say about it?
Great converter, I bought it for the low STR and because it's supposed to be pretty tight. I would've got the SS3400 if it was avaibable at the time I bought the SS3200, but that's how life goes. It's a nice daily driver converter. You won't benefit much from a converter with a higher stall speed and STR if you don't have traction (tires and a little suspension work). If you like to race from a roll and don't mind having a loose converter, then you may want to consider a larger stall like the SS3800. The bad thing with the loose converter is that the car is really loud when it's coming on the line which can be a good or bad thing. Dave at Yank was very helpful and responded quickly to any questions that I had.
Thanks for the responses guys!!!
I had a few ideas in mind...
SS3200 with 3.08 gears
SS3200 with 3.23 gears
SS3600 with 2.73 (current) gears
SS3600 with 3.08 gears
I go a goot bit of driving over 60 in the car so I would like to keep the rpms down if possible. Which combo do you all think would be the "best"... if there is such a thing. BTW I have a BMR torque arm, LCA's and relocation brackets, upper and lowerpanhard, WS6 wheels so I can get the wider nittos.
So out of those choices which would you pick and why? Then if you have another suggestion I am all ears.
I had a few ideas in mind...
SS3200 with 3.08 gears
SS3200 with 3.23 gears
SS3600 with 2.73 (current) gears
SS3600 with 3.08 gears
I go a goot bit of driving over 60 in the car so I would like to keep the rpms down if possible. Which combo do you all think would be the "best"... if there is such a thing. BTW I have a BMR torque arm, LCA's and relocation brackets, upper and lowerpanhard, WS6 wheels so I can get the wider nittos.
So out of those choices which would you pick and why? Then if you have another suggestion I am all ears.
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yank With the small changes in gearing that you are looking at, I wouldn't bother with the gears unless you step up to 3.73's. It all depends on what your goals are for your car. If it's a weekend warrior and you like to goto the strip alot and will be running drag radials you will likely want to get the SS3600. It's going to be loose with the 2.73's but it may be livable. If this is a daily driver, you'll pry want to stay with the SS3200 and you probably will be be able to live with it without doing gears. Gears will make a converter feel tighter, but it will also make the car harder to launch. With gears and a converter you are looking at a decent chunk of money especially when you tack on items like a transmission cooler and all of the fluids. The key to picking a converter is to be honest with yourself on what your goals are for your car and what performance level you want your car to be at two years from now. Unfortunately there isn't a perfect converter, it's give and take you just got to know what is the most important to you like good drivability, preference to race from a roll or a standstill, etc.
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Does the SS3200 also help in a race from a roll? And, if so, what's the greatest speed where there is an effect? I would think that it would because of shift extension, thouigh maybe not as much as a higher stall converter. Thanks!
Ed
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SS3200 Is a great off the line converter, you will benefit a .5 reduction in the quarter mile,If yiu want to use more gas go larger, I met a guy this past weekend he had Yank PT4000 Could not get off the line even with M/T DR, He even said he wished he had a smaller stall speed to get off the line better.
I like the converter, in combination with headers and cam good choice.
I like the converter, in combination with headers and cam good choice.
Launching!
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From: Monticello, MN
Originally Posted by corvet786c
SS3200 Is a great off the line converter, you will benefit a .5 reduction in the quarter mile,If yiu want to use more gas go larger, I met a guy this past weekend he had Yank PT4000 Could not get off the line even with M/T DR, He even said he wished he had a smaller stall speed to get off the line better.
I like the converter, in combination with headers and cam good choice.
I like the converter, in combination with headers and cam good choice.
I've got a heads/cam/longtubes with high flow cats/LS6 intake and injectors/dynotune., etc., car. From a roll, how is the SS3200? I assume it would give you a performance increase due to shift extension, and starting out in a higher power band. What's your opinion? Thanks.
Ed
I would have gotten the SS3200/2.1STR because I liked my Y3000/2.0STR (which my dyno tuner wrecked) so much but I could not pass on the $650 intro price for the SS3400/2.3STR so I ordered that.
Steve
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From: Monticello, MN
Originally Posted by schultzsj
I would have gotten the SS3200/2.1STR because I liked my Y3000/2.0STR (which my dyno tuner wrecked) so much but I could not pass on the $650 intro price for the SS3400/2.3STR so I ordered that.
Steve
SteveOrdered my SS3200 from Motorsports Technology on a group. $715 to my door. That was just before the news broke about the new SS3400 converter. I still would have gotten the SS3200, though, as the car is a daily driver and loud. I wanted a tight one so I don't sound like an F-16 every time I move out from a stoplight. It'll be installed in the spring....can't wait.
Ed
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Originally Posted by C5XTASY
Ordered my SS3200 from Motorsports Technology on a group. $715 to my door. That was just before the news broke about the new SS3400 converter. I still would have gotten the SS3200, though, as the car is a daily driver and loud. I wanted a tight one so I don't sound like an F-16 every time I move out from a stoplight. It'll be installed in the spring....can't wait.
Ed
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