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Old Nov 5, 2005 | 12:28 PM
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With stock engine internals what does everyone think would make the most improvement gears like 3.73 or a stall convertor? I have an a4 with 3.23 now. Opinions??
What stall convertor??
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Old Nov 5, 2005 | 12:37 PM
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no doubt a TC.
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Converter.
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Converter hands down. Average gain with a converter is .5 seconds....I've seen as high as .8 seconds. Gears might get you .2-.3 seconds. Or you could get both and be really happy!! Fuddle has awesome customer service and it appears that they have a great product. PM him and he'll get you fixed up with a good converter based on your goals. Can't beat his price either. Look in the Group Purchase section and you can see a post by him. That will give you his name (since I don't know it) so you can PM him.
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converter is good for .4 to .6. 3.73 may not even help your time.
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Old Nov 6, 2005 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 01WS6vert
With stock engine internals what does everyone think would make the most improvement gears like 3.73 or a stall convertor? I have an a4 with 3.23 now. Opinions??
What stall convertor??

Defiantly get the stall converter. Make sure to get a tranny cooler.

Here is a few of our sponsors that sell them
http://www.converter.cc
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...&vid=3&pcid=73

Originally Posted by 01WS6vert
What stall convertor??
This is a very good explination of what they are and how they work.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/torque-converter.htm
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Old Nov 6, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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By far a converter
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