US_Army_Z28

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So I recently picked up a trans am, my old one got tboned, its my only car so obviously its my daily, the mods list is as follows:
3400 stall tci torque converter
3.73 gears
Stainless works longtubes and ory
Bbk intake
SLP loudmouth
Comp cams xr2 cam
So what do you guys think, too much?

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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how does your car drive and idle?

US_Army_Z28

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Idles good, needs to be tuned though, only has a break in tune right now

FirstYrLS1Z

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As long as you sensibly use the 'go' pedal,it is NOT too much as a daily driver.
What's the idle rpm ? Does the TCI 3400 seem 'tight' or 'loose' ?
What tires on the rear ?

US_Army_Z28

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I wish I could give you the idle rpm, but one flaw the car had when I bought it is the tach doesn't work lol, and right now nitto nt555r's but there almost completely worn so new ones are on the way, and what do you mean by tight or loose? I've never had a car with an aftermarket stall

FirstYrLS1Z

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Tight-the factory OEM stall convertor(1800) is tight. A tight convertor,at engine idle,will try to move the car forward when dropped into gear.
Loose-at engine idle,will not try to move the car forward when dropped into gear.

The rated stall rpm of a convertor is also considered its' flash rpm.
Rated stall rpm does not correlate to tightness/looseness.
My TCI 2800 was loose,my Yank SS3600 is tight.
A loose convertor is not considered friendly to stop'n'go city driving.

US_Army_Z28

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Oh well in that case its tight, needs a small bump of the pedal from a dead stop to get going but beyond that it pulls just fine on its own

FirstYrLS1Z

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that's loose if you need a bump of the pedal to get the car moving.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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if you need to theres plenty of quality TC upgrades that will improve performance with stock drive ability.

US_Army_Z28

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Such as?

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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my vigilante 3600 feels and drives like stock.


theres others but thats what i run.

US_Army_Z28

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Well these mods are already in the car, not what I plan on doing

FirstYrLS1Z

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Any suspension mods ? Tires break loose too easily ?

Holeshot 346

That cam is pretty mild. Converter looks okay for the combo. I don't see any reason why it couldn't serve as a daily driver. You should be fine.

redtan

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WTH is a "break in" tune? What is there to be broken in and what does the tune have anything to do with that?

Anyway, should be an ok to drive on a daily basis with the right tune.

US_Army_Z28

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No suspension mods, and tires do break loose pretty easy if I put my foot in it too much but the rear tires are the nitto nt555r's and they probably only have 30% tread left, new tires I ordered are supposed to he here Wednesday so that should solve that for the most part

US_Army_Z28

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Just what I decided to call it, guy before me had a mail order tune done for the car to account for the gears going from 3.23 to 3.73 and the new motor

FirstYrLS1Z

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What tires are you getting ?
The stock OEM rear suspension leaves a lot to be desired,unless you're comfortable with the quality of 'ride' you're currently getting. Shocks and Lower control arm relocation brackets should be priority if you want to improve. Shocks to help eliminate potential 'wheel hop' which causes rearend internal problems and the relos to aid in forward traction.

itsslow98

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Besides being OBNOXIOUSLY loud it'll be fine.....horrible on gas though.

US_Army_Z28

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Yeah she's a bit loud lol, but had a street and dyno tune done and made 350 to the wheels but could be more, in the process we found that the torque converter isn't locking up, so either its a non locking converter or its an electrical issue,