SY4000 owners and converter experts inside.
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From: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
SY4000 owners and converter experts inside. 1. How loose is this converter?
2. Is it tighter than the SY3500? I know the STR is higher.
3. Is it better from a roll than the SY3500?
4. Is this the best from a roll converter for the 4000 stall and below yanks?
5. Would this converter work well with Nitto DR's and 3:73's?
6. Do you guys have the 4000 in your daily drivers?
2. Is it tighter than the SY3500? I know the STR is higher.
3. Is it better from a roll than the SY3500?
4. Is this the best from a roll converter for the 4000 stall and below yanks?
5. Would this converter work well with Nitto DR's and 3:73's?
6. Do you guys have the 4000 in your daily drivers?
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Re: SY4000 owners and converter experts inside. I have a lowly sy3500 and 3.73's and nitto dr's and it is great! sometimes hard to launch on the street with traction issues, but it may be my launching style too. I bet the higher str of the sy4000 will make it tighter to begin with and hit a bit harder off the line. If you learn to launch it, a sy3500/4000 and nittos with 3.73's or higher gears is one mean street setup. I can almost always hole shot people like a **** off the line. Great conveter for a daily driver imo.
Hope this helped.
-dan
Hope this helped.
-dan
Re: SY4000 owners and converter experts inside. [quote]Originally posted by BORN2LOSE:
<strong>1. How loose is this converter?
2. Is it tighter than the SY3500? I know the STR is higher.
3. Is it better from a roll than the SY3500?
4. Is this the best from a roll converter for the 4000 stall and below yanks?
5. Would this converter work well with Nitto DR's and 3:73's?
6. Do you guys have the 4000 in your daily drivers?</strong><hr></blockquote>
1. pretty loose; you'll probably want 3.73s if it's your daily driver.
2. No. The increase in stall speed has much more effect than the small increase in STR.
3. At most speeds, yes. The SY 4000 has much more midrange so it will be stronger at the bottom of a gear & upshifts. The SY 3500 is more efficent and will pull a little harder at the top of a gear.
4. No. A YTP 4000 with a STR of about 2.25 would probably be the best. The Higher STR makes it a little more trick to launch so that is the tradeoff.
5. Nittos will probably not hold the combo at the track for an all-out launch. I use nittos & 3.73s on the street.
6. I do. A quiet exhaust and 3.73s make it livable for me. If you have never driven with a high stall converter; it may be too much. The SY 3500 & 3.73 strikes a good balance on the street between looseness/easy to launch hard/power from a roll. It can also be hooked up on nittos at a decent track.
EDIT: Just saw you have a Vig 2800. If you are ready to move up and accept more looseness, go for the 4000. I like the YTP 4000 better as it will be a hair tighter and cut better 60' at the track.
[ March 12, 2002: Message edited by: Ragtop 99 ]</p>
<strong>1. How loose is this converter?
2. Is it tighter than the SY3500? I know the STR is higher.
3. Is it better from a roll than the SY3500?
4. Is this the best from a roll converter for the 4000 stall and below yanks?
5. Would this converter work well with Nitto DR's and 3:73's?
6. Do you guys have the 4000 in your daily drivers?</strong><hr></blockquote>
1. pretty loose; you'll probably want 3.73s if it's your daily driver.
2. No. The increase in stall speed has much more effect than the small increase in STR.
3. At most speeds, yes. The SY 4000 has much more midrange so it will be stronger at the bottom of a gear & upshifts. The SY 3500 is more efficent and will pull a little harder at the top of a gear.
4. No. A YTP 4000 with a STR of about 2.25 would probably be the best. The Higher STR makes it a little more trick to launch so that is the tradeoff.
5. Nittos will probably not hold the combo at the track for an all-out launch. I use nittos & 3.73s on the street.
6. I do. A quiet exhaust and 3.73s make it livable for me. If you have never driven with a high stall converter; it may be too much. The SY 3500 & 3.73 strikes a good balance on the street between looseness/easy to launch hard/power from a roll. It can also be hooked up on nittos at a decent track.
EDIT: Just saw you have a Vig 2800. If you are ready to move up and accept more looseness, go for the 4000. I like the YTP 4000 better as it will be a hair tighter and cut better 60' at the track.
[ March 12, 2002: Message edited by: Ragtop 99 ]</p>
