Converter Break In
Converter Break In I'll have my converter (SS3600) installed by this weekend and I keep hearing about breaking the converter in. What kind of driving will break it in best (city/highway)? How many miles should I take it easy?
there's a break-in procedure? hmm.. 
my break-in consisted of letting the car get warm, putting ~ 2 miles of easy driving on it. ...then 3 consecutive sets of posi-marks approximately 50' long. WOT from a dead stop...hrm.
after 10k it seems to be holding up well.
my break-in consisted of letting the car get warm, putting ~ 2 miles of easy driving on it. ...then 3 consecutive sets of posi-marks approximately 50' long. WOT from a dead stop...hrm.
after 10k it seems to be holding up well.
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From: Monticello, MN
I followed Yank's guide. I figured they knew what they were talking about, as they built the converter. I didn't want to challenge the dollars spent for the converter (Yank SS3200) and install....better to hold myself in check for a couple of hundred miles. It wasn't easy though! 
When you buy a new car, you don't go right out and beat the crap out of it. Part of that break-in process is for the converter. What Yank said made sense, to me, anyway.
Ed
When you buy a new car, you don't go right out and beat the crap out of it. Part of that break-in process is for the converter. What Yank said made sense, to me, anyway. Ed
I only broke her in for about 20 feet. 
We got the converter installed a lot sooner than I thought : )
I took it for a test drive tonight. All I can say is WOW! The car really doesn't drive much different than stock. If you didn't tell me it had a stall in it, I wouldn't know. The car still pulled a little in drive but very little. Stop and go traffic would be nothing. The converter locked up like stock. I don't have a tune in the car but I never got a SES light and I drove it about 50 miles. The converter locked up a hair under 40mph. I still took it easy on it and didn't do any WOT blasts. Incase I didn't say it. I have 3.23 gears.
I tried to listen for any shutter or clunking noises but I didn't hear a thing. No vibration at all. I remember reading about people saying the lock up was pretty hard but mine is like stock. Silky smooth. So far this converter is a lot tighter than I thought it would be. Considering this is my first converter, it's pretty tame. I'd like to try a SS4000 now : ) I can't wait to get a couple more break in miles so I can beat on it some.
I took it for a test drive tonight. All I can say is WOW! The car really doesn't drive much different than stock. If you didn't tell me it had a stall in it, I wouldn't know. The car still pulled a little in drive but very little. Stop and go traffic would be nothing. The converter locked up like stock. I don't have a tune in the car but I never got a SES light and I drove it about 50 miles. The converter locked up a hair under 40mph. I still took it easy on it and didn't do any WOT blasts. Incase I didn't say it. I have 3.23 gears.
I tried to listen for any shutter or clunking noises but I didn't hear a thing. No vibration at all. I remember reading about people saying the lock up was pretty hard but mine is like stock. Silky smooth. So far this converter is a lot tighter than I thought it would be. Considering this is my first converter, it's pretty tame. I'd like to try a SS4000 now : ) I can't wait to get a couple more break in miles so I can beat on it some.
Originally Posted by HPT BANDIT
We got the converter installed a lot sooner than I thought : )
I took it for a test drive tonight. All I can say is WOW! The car really doesn't drive much different than stock. If you didn't tell me it had a stall in it, I wouldn't know. The car still pulled a little in drive but very little. Stop and go traffic would be nothing. The converter locked up like stock. I don't have a tune in the car but I never got a SES light and I drove it about 50 miles. The converter locked up a hair under 40mph. I still took it easy on it and didn't do any WOT blasts. Incase I didn't say it. I have 3.23 gears.
I tried to listen for any shutter or clunking noises but I didn't hear a thing. No vibration at all. I remember reading about people saying the lock up was pretty hard but mine is like stock. Silky smooth. So far this converter is a lot tighter than I thought it would be. Considering this is my first converter, it's pretty tame. I'd like to try a SS4000 now : ) I can't wait to get a couple more break in miles so I can beat on it some.
I took it for a test drive tonight. All I can say is WOW! The car really doesn't drive much different than stock. If you didn't tell me it had a stall in it, I wouldn't know. The car still pulled a little in drive but very little. Stop and go traffic would be nothing. The converter locked up like stock. I don't have a tune in the car but I never got a SES light and I drove it about 50 miles. The converter locked up a hair under 40mph. I still took it easy on it and didn't do any WOT blasts. Incase I didn't say it. I have 3.23 gears.
I tried to listen for any shutter or clunking noises but I didn't hear a thing. No vibration at all. I remember reading about people saying the lock up was pretty hard but mine is like stock. Silky smooth. So far this converter is a lot tighter than I thought it would be. Considering this is my first converter, it's pretty tame. I'd like to try a SS4000 now : ) I can't wait to get a couple more break in miles so I can beat on it some.
I like being able to sit at certain lights on a slight incline without the brakes. The car will hold itself in place and on a hill, it will actually roll backwards slowly.
