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Mar 22, 2006 | 02:14 PM

Mike2000Z28

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I have a TCI Super Street fighter converter installed on my 00 Z28, How do I know if it was installed wrong or if the converter is bad. I have a vibration that I traced down to the motor in neutral at 1700 rpm vibing and in gear when the converter is locked causing a similar vibe. I have no idea where to go or what to target. Either the torque converter install or converter, do I spin it 180 degrees and see if that works or what?

Mar 22, 2006 | 02:16 PM

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Were any of the motor/tranny mounts changed also?

Mar 22, 2006 | 02:19 PM

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spinning it 180 would be an easy way to start, check you tranny mount too

Mar 22, 2006 | 02:36 PM

Mike2000Z28

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I should look at the motor mounts, but the tranny mount isn't even a year old and poly from Energy Suspensions.

Mar 23, 2006 | 04:29 PM

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but the tranny mount isn't even a year old and poly from Energy Suspensions.

A friend of mine had to go back to the stock trans mount because of noise and vibration, just a thought

Mar 23, 2006 | 11:13 PM

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Are you getting lockup chatter? I've heard of solonoids cracking causing lockup chatter after 90k miles

Mar 25, 2006 | 02:23 AM

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slippng lockup clutch? what fluid did you use? or could it be knock retard?

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Mar 25, 2006 | 10:33 AM

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I should look at the motor mounts, but the tranny mount isn't even a year old and poly from Energy Suspensions.

I think that's your problem. I have the Prothane ones and it isn't too bad though, until you are over 60.

Also you don't still have stock motor mounts with that poly trans mount do you? I don't think i've seen it happen, but think about what happens when that engine torques to the side but the tranny can't because it's locked in place by those mounts...may be prone to cracking something.