Couple of ?'s about my new Yank...
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From: Aub, Fl
Couple of ?'s about my new Yank... First of, I know it's a small converter, but I got a good deal on it and figured it was better than stock! that said... Is there a break in period on a new Yank 2600? also... It seems to shift rather weak on the 1-2 @ wot even though I have only tried it twice, before it hit pretty hard now it's mushy! I had the shifts bumped up to +2 with the HPP3 before the converter but since I have added a LS6 cam the tuning is stock until the car gets LS1 edit in a couple of weeks by Norris. Maybe that's part of the problem, it shifts pretty early set back to stock with the LS6 cam.
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Re: Couple of ?'s about my new Yank... No break-in period.
Shifts feeling softer are perfectly normal with a higher stalling converter. The looser the converter, the softer the shifts...especially at part throttle.
Shifts feeling softer are perfectly normal with a higher stalling converter. The looser the converter, the softer the shifts...especially at part throttle.
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Re: Couple of ?'s about my new Yank...
No break-in period.
Shifts feeling softer are perfectly normal with a higher stalling converter. The looser the converter, the softer the shifts...especially at part throttle.
Shifts feeling softer are perfectly normal with a higher stalling converter. The looser the converter, the softer the shifts...especially at part throttle.
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From: Troy, AL
Re: Couple of ?'s about my new Yank... It's not your imagination. Like I said before, a looser converter will always make shifts feel softer. Your early shifts aren't helping matters either.
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Re: Couple of ?'s about my new Yank...
It's not your imagination. Like I said before, a looser converter will always make shifts feel softer. Your early shifts aren't helping matters either.
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From: Troy, AL
Re: Couple of ?'s about my new Yank... There's nothing wrong with Yank. There is no denying Yank's performance. It's just that Yank and Vig are not sponsors here (Yank used to be)...and being a sponsor here goes a long way with alot of people. Also, TCI and TCS are now showing excellent results at excellent prices.
Jay, I am currently running a TCI 3500 in my '02 and I love it. I was running a 4400 Yank in my racecar but it will be getting a new, higher stalling converter with the new C5R setup (not sure what it'll be just yet though.)
Jay, I am currently running a TCI 3500 in my '02 and I love it. I was running a 4400 Yank in my racecar but it will be getting a new, higher stalling converter with the new C5R setup (not sure what it'll be just yet though.)
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Re: Couple of ?'s about my new Yank... Jorday is right, the lockup clutch inside the converter is supposed to go through some type of break in procedure for optimum driveability. However, there is only one OEM that I know of, that being Chrysler, that has a break in strategy built into their powertrain management system for this purpose. During the first few hundred miles the clutch slippage rate is regulated higher than normal. A useless fact and probably a useless strategy, but interesting nonetheless.
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Re: Couple of ?'s about my new Yank... My Yank SS3800E came with instructions to break it in for the first 200 miles or the clutches may become damaged. No WOT or break stalls until broken in.
