which converter for Street tires
which converter for Street tires I am currently running 285 40 17 firestone wide ovals,
haven't been to the track on these tires yet,
I am going to be installing a cam (dont' know which one yet)
and am looking for a converter for street tires,
car's got 3.23 gears.
pat
haven't been to the track on these tires yet,
I am going to be installing a cam (dont' know which one yet)
and am looking for a converter for street tires,
car's got 3.23 gears.
pat
A great all around converter for 3.23 gears is the TCI SSF3500. It is great for street tires IMO. I was able to consistently hook up my 255BFG DRs with this converter and eventually ran a high 10 with it.
Made the car an absolute hoot to drive around town and at the track.
BTW: I ran 12.4 with just the converter,lid and DRs.Then added a 75 and went 11.9. the 150 put me into the mid 11's.
Made the car an absolute hoot to drive around town and at the track.
BTW: I ran 12.4 with just the converter,lid and DRs.Then added a 75 and went 11.9. the 150 put me into the mid 11's.
Originally Posted by REDWS6ROCKET
none, street tires and an aftermarket converter do not belong together!
Originally Posted by Scotty-Z
Exactly. Even the smallest 2800-3000 converter will still obliterate your tires. To take full advantage of a stall, you need at least some drag radials.
Nah, you can temper alot of the unwanted wheelspin with good driving and suspension mods.
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I have never been able to hook up even the milder TCI
SF3000/2.2, on Goodyears. I moved to a Fuddle 3500/2.0
and it doesn't hit the tires as hard, is a bit more pedal
controlled in the roll-on but still will lose it on more than
half throttle. A higher STR just makes it that much easier
to smack it right past the limit of adhesion. You have to
educate your right foot, which (oh, no!) will require a lot
of burnout launches until you and your tires come to some
sort of understanding. Try to enjoy the process
SF3000/2.2, on Goodyears. I moved to a Fuddle 3500/2.0
and it doesn't hit the tires as hard, is a bit more pedal
controlled in the roll-on but still will lose it on more than
half throttle. A higher STR just makes it that much easier
to smack it right past the limit of adhesion. You have to
educate your right foot, which (oh, no!) will require a lot
of burnout launches until you and your tires come to some
sort of understanding. Try to enjoy the process
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Our Super Yank 3500 is made to run a street tire and will give the best launch on the street here is some info on it:
The Super Yank 3500 is a breakthrough in street/strip converters. By using 21st Century materials and CNC manufacturing, the Super Yank provides a superior launch, without blowing the tires off the line. Our customers typically will pull 60' times on drag radials comparable to their competitor's cars on slicks. Although a SuperYank 3500 can easily roast the tires, you can launch nearly as hard on the street as you could at the strip. The SuperYank 3500 provides great midrange torque. The converter will increase torque out to 4500 rpm on an LS1. This eliminates the flat spots after upshifts and makes second gear a monster even at lower speeds. Because of its lower STR and strong midrange, the SuperYank 3500 teams with 3.73s to form a very hot street set-up. As an additional bonus, the Super Yank is the world leader in efficiency...that means your Super Yank will transform engine torque into rear wheel torque almost as efficiently as a manual transmission! All this in a converter that retains good drivability.
Best of all they are on SALE
The Super Yank 3500 is a breakthrough in street/strip converters. By using 21st Century materials and CNC manufacturing, the Super Yank provides a superior launch, without blowing the tires off the line. Our customers typically will pull 60' times on drag radials comparable to their competitor's cars on slicks. Although a SuperYank 3500 can easily roast the tires, you can launch nearly as hard on the street as you could at the strip. The SuperYank 3500 provides great midrange torque. The converter will increase torque out to 4500 rpm on an LS1. This eliminates the flat spots after upshifts and makes second gear a monster even at lower speeds. Because of its lower STR and strong midrange, the SuperYank 3500 teams with 3.73s to form a very hot street set-up. As an additional bonus, the Super Yank is the world leader in efficiency...that means your Super Yank will transform engine torque into rear wheel torque almost as efficiently as a manual transmission! All this in a converter that retains good drivability.
Best of all they are on SALE
Originally Posted by Cheatin' Chad
Nah, you can temper alot of the unwanted wheelspin with good driving and suspension mods.
I learned to curtail much of the wheelspin when I had my 3400, but it was just a matter of not giving it much at all.
Originally Posted by Yank
Our Super Yank 3500 is made to run a street tire and will give the best launch on the street here is some info on it:
The Super Yank 3500 is a breakthrough in street/strip converters. By using 21st Century materials and CNC manufacturing, the Super Yank provides a superior launch, without blowing the tires off the line. Our customers typically will pull 60' times on drag radials comparable to their competitor's cars on slicks. Although a SuperYank 3500 can easily roast the tires, you can launch nearly as hard on the street as you could at the strip. The SuperYank 3500 provides great midrange torque. The converter will increase torque out to 4500 rpm on an LS1. This eliminates the flat spots after upshifts and makes second gear a monster even at lower speeds. Because of its lower STR and strong midrange, the SuperYank 3500 teams with 3.73s to form a very hot street set-up. As an additional bonus, the Super Yank is the world leader in efficiency...that means your Super Yank will transform engine torque into rear wheel torque almost as efficiently as a manual transmission! All this in a converter that retains good drivability.
Best of all they are on SALE
The Super Yank 3500 is a breakthrough in street/strip converters. By using 21st Century materials and CNC manufacturing, the Super Yank provides a superior launch, without blowing the tires off the line. Our customers typically will pull 60' times on drag radials comparable to their competitor's cars on slicks. Although a SuperYank 3500 can easily roast the tires, you can launch nearly as hard on the street as you could at the strip. The SuperYank 3500 provides great midrange torque. The converter will increase torque out to 4500 rpm on an LS1. This eliminates the flat spots after upshifts and makes second gear a monster even at lower speeds. Because of its lower STR and strong midrange, the SuperYank 3500 teams with 3.73s to form a very hot street set-up. As an additional bonus, the Super Yank is the world leader in efficiency...that means your Super Yank will transform engine torque into rear wheel torque almost as efficiently as a manual transmission! All this in a converter that retains good drivability.
Best of all they are on SALE
Ok,
so the first mod people recommend for an A4 car is the converter, but not with Street tires? I drive back and forth to work 30 miles everyday, I can't do that on DR's.
If I can't do that with the converter, then I might as well just get a cam and 3.73's right?
pat
so the first mod people recommend for an A4 car is the converter, but not with Street tires? I drive back and forth to work 30 miles everyday, I can't do that on DR's.
If I can't do that with the converter, then I might as well just get a cam and 3.73's right?
pat
The main reason that people are talking about drag radials is for WOT runs and flooring it out of the hole. Even then, you can roll onto the throttle and learn to get as much traction as possible. For streetability and daily driving, it can be done, and most people do, on street tires. I do.
The main reason that people are talking about drag radials is for WOT runs and flooring it out of the hole. Even then, you can roll onto the throttle and learn to get as much traction as possible. For streetability and daily driving, it can be done, and most people do, on street tires. I do.
I visited your website and got some good information on it,
what converter would you recommend consider I also want a low/midrange cam with with?
patrick
Originally Posted by z28pat
Ok,
so the first mod people recommend for an A4 car is the converter, but not with Street tires? I drive back and forth to work 30 miles everyday, I can't do that on DR's.
If I can't do that with the converter, then I might as well just get a cam and 3.73's right?
pat
so the first mod people recommend for an A4 car is the converter, but not with Street tires? I drive back and forth to work 30 miles everyday, I can't do that on DR's.
If I can't do that with the converter, then I might as well just get a cam and 3.73's right?
pat
Originally Posted by z28pat
Thanks for the help, it's been harder to decide what to get than it was to save up the money to do it, LOL.
I visited your website and got some good information on it,
what converter would you recommend consider I also want a low/midrange cam with with?
patrick
I visited your website and got some good information on it,
what converter would you recommend consider I also want a low/midrange cam with with?
patrick
I sent a PM. I hope it helps.
Thanks,
John