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Old May 29, 2017 | 06:30 AM
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Strictly ET performance, LT's and o/r y pipe or Torque Converter?
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Torque converter Yank 4000 SS. Single best improvement you can make.
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Torque converter Yank 4000 SS. Single best improvement you can make.
True story.


Leave everything 100% bone stock except put a ss4000 in there and just tell everyone it's bone stock as it rolled off the assembly line lol sneaky
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Old May 29, 2017 | 06:59 AM
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True story.


Leave everything 100% bone stock except put a ss4000 in there and just tell everyone it's bone stock as it rolled off the assembly line lol sneaky
Lol sounds like a plan
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Lol sounds like a plan
2 cars in the 11's with that converter, exhaust ,gears, and tires.
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2 cars in the 11's with that converter, exhaust ,gears, and tires.
Well I'm still trying to get both done this season but I was looking for if I could only do 1 which would be first
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Torque converter hands down the best mod. I would try doing both and then get a tune. You are going to need to get a trans tune when you do a converter so it's better to do both and then pay for 1 tune
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Torque converter hands down the best mod. I would try doing both and then get a tune. You are going to need to get a trans tune when you do a converter so it's better to do both and then pay for 1 tune
Ok I'll try to do that
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You need some decent tires to really get the benefit of having a performance stall converter
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You need some decent tires to really get the benefit of having a performance stall converter
I have brand new MT Dr's on the back
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Ok so I got the headers and y-pipe now converter what size stall would you guys recommend, nitrous kit will be going in next season if that makes a difference.
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Ok so I got the headers and y-pipe now converter what size stall would you guys recommend, nitrous kit will be going in next season if that makes a difference.
How big of a shot ?
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How big of a shot ?
200 shot
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200 shot
With that big of a shot I would call and have a converter made for your setup.

I know with the SS 3600 you can spray a 150.

The problem with non dedicated nitrous converters is when you get into bigger shots you will push threw the converter, blow threw it, and bounce off the rev limiter.
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With that big of a shot I would call and have a converter made for your setup.

I know with the SS 3600 you can spray a 150.

The problem with non dedicated nitrous converters is when you get into bigger shots you will push threw the converter, blow threw it, and bounce off the rev limiter.
ok so best bet is to call them tell them my plans and have them build a custom converter. That also makes me think of just getting the converter when I get the kit kinda makes more sense.
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