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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 03:47 PM
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Not sure where to post this but im trying to figure out what i should do.

I have a TH400, 3.42 gears and a Fuddle 4000rpm stall, car weighs about 3400lbs with me in it. H/C making 405rwhp unlocked.

1.73 60ft giving it all its got, 2 people watching both sides confirming no tire spin.

Converter holding me back or gears? Everyonce in a while i come accross full weight guys with SS4000 converters and 3.23's pulling 1.5x 60fts and im wondering whats up with my car.

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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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That converter sounds like its flashing well under 4k
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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Definitly sounds like the converter is way off.When my car was just bolt ons and a Yank 3000 TT,i was going low 1.70s at 3500lbs.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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converter/traction is WAY off.

with a fuddle 4000, TH400 373 gear and 28" m/t radial i went 1.37 60' a bunch of times with a stock bottom end (stock heads too) on a 150 shot.

oh and my car was well over 3600 lbs
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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Sounds like you need more converter. I have one of those full weight cars with the SS4000 and with a 100 shot pulled a 1.46 this past weekend with a little tire spin off the line. I have full suspesion spohn adj LCA, Spohn adj panhard bar, UMI LCA relocation brakets, UMI TA tunnell mount,UMI drag bar, stock shocks and springs.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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i just watched taht video. that converter sounds like a stock converter. its nothing like what a TH400 4k stall should sound like going down the track.

ditch the converter and buy a good one.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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I had a fuddle converter, It was a 2800 for my 4l60e.. Best 60' was a 1.67' with 3.73 gears 224 cam and ls6 heads making 373 hp.

Problem with fuddle now is that they switched owners and for a few months there the customer support was nothing. I talked to the owner, He said they were running a special on free re-stalls, I shipped it off, and all of a sudden did not hear back for could not contact the company. I tried e-mails, phnoe, etc. Turns out fuddle doesn't even make the converter...its howards converters in Utah that makes them under the fuddle name...After a month of not being able to get ahold of them I ordered up a vigilante 3600, my next 60' was a 1.590
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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Maybe you got a 2800 stall by accident, your pass sounded like my 2800 stall...LOL

Get a good brand 4000 stall and you will easily drop .15 off the 60' and near .25 on the big end.
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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I think all these comments convinced me to get a new converter. I think ill call yank and match up my combo. But I was personally thinking of getting a non lockup SS4000 since im not sure if i want to spray later on yet.
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get an FTI converter. you wont regret it.

non lockup 4L60e? whats the point in that? why cant you spray the crap out of a lock up 4L60e converter? local cars have gone mid 9s on FTI converters in 4L60e
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get an FTI converter. you wont regret it.

non lockup 4L60e? whats the point in that? why cant you spray the crap out of a lock up 4L60e converter? local cars have gone mid 9s on FTI converters in 4L60e
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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my car has a th400
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 06:29 AM
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Getting a non-lockup wont help you any spray or no spray. The converter should never see the lockup function making a pass/WOT anyway. Do not overlook Circle D converters. I have many years into my car and multiple Yank converters wich performed well. Switched to a Circle D and have never looked back. This converter I have hits like bricks (See sig pic) I would'nt trade it for anything the best converter I have had in my car to date.


Edit: I did not see you are running a TH400 (dont have lockup anyway), I watched the vid that converter is FLAT.
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Old Feb 26, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by nwforever
Not sure where to post this but im trying to figure out what i should do.

I have a TH400, 3.42 gears and a Fuddle 4000rpm stall, car weighs about 3400lbs with me in it. H/C making 405rwhp unlocked.

1.73 60ft giving it all its got, 2 people watching both sides confirming no tire spin.

Converter holding me back or gears? Everyonce in a while i come accross full weight guys with SS4000 converters and 3.23's pulling 1.5x 60fts and im wondering whats up with my car.
I have a very similar setup to you....

H/C/TH400/3.42/Fuddle 3600 stall. >> Netted me a 11.81 with a 1.63 60ft NA.

I would def. say its the converter, after talking to people and calculating my slippage swapping for a better converter is my next project. It seems alot of people have problems with these stalls.
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Old May 20, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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Swapped converter from a Fuddle 4k to a Yank 4k and got my 60fts where i want them.

Pulled a 1.56 on my only pass that sort of hooked.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/11-second...5-results.html
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Old May 20, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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Lol old *** thread!
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Old May 20, 2012 | 04:48 PM
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Even though it is an old thread, my old fuddle sounded the same. Put in a yank ss4000 and went from 1.8s to now 1.61s (still spinning quite a bit).
Hoping to see some mid 1.5s this weekend actually.
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Old May 20, 2012 | 08:09 PM
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i could only get a 1.9 60foot out of my revmax 3600
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I run 1.92 with my Revmax 3200 and 2.73's and that seems slow to me.
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Old May 20, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Leeroyws6
i could only get a 1.9 60foot out of my revmax 3600
Originally Posted by JWStevens
I run 1.92 with my Revmax 3200 and 2.73's and that seems slow to me.
Are you guys spinning or is that dead hooking?
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