3000 stall questions
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3000 stall questions A friend of mine is doing some work to his 95 Corvette. Hes planning a heads/cam/intake set up and we all ready ordered a torque converter. It was a TCI that stalled between 3-3500. Well thinking back on it will the possiblity of the 3500 be to much for a street car? This is his daily driver and he doesn't want anything to radical. The car will be a bolt on car for a little while along with the converter. Alot of people says its going to be way to much. What do you think? Heres the converter. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/tci-243105
Too much stall is not the issue. TCI doesn't have a very good reputation with converters for these cars. I'd send it back and get a 3200 StreetEdge from here: www.edgeracingconverters.com .....much better value.
I'd recommend Yank if he's willing to pony up ~$200 more.
I'd recommend Yank if he's willing to pony up ~$200 more.
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Running a vig3500 in my DD probably should have went with a 3800-4K
Agree with the others, friends don't let friends buy TCI.
Great street manners and reliablity with my vig! Who's doing the heads and cam, and what's their converter stall speed recommendation?
Mike
Agree with the others, friends don't let friends buy TCI.
Great street manners and reliablity with my vig! Who's doing the heads and cam, and what's their converter stall speed recommendation?
Mike
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Hes going with the Lloyd elliot LE2 kit. Hes tried to call them but couldn't get ahold of them. I've never been around anything stalled, how exactly will the driveability change? Will it feel pretty much the same unless your WOT? Everybody is telling us it basically wont' move until 3k.
I have driven many customer's cars with all kinds of converters. Vig drives nicer, you would not think the stall speed was as high as a Yank, Edge, Fuddle or TCI. They slip less, making less heat as the others. Lock up is smoother, and WOT slip is less than the others with the same advertised stall. I have hundreds of race track data logs from customers to support this.
I had 3500 Vigilante in mine when it was my DD, when I put the 4400 non-lock ATI in it, I told my friend Ken Anderson he should test my Vig in his '95 Camaro that has a 3500 Yank. He knocked a full tenth off his 60', and he told me it drove nicer too.
Rick Abare saw the same thing when he tried one. Higher RPM at the finish line, higher fluid temps & slower 60's & ETs. He went to an ATI non-lock later. Rick is the one that put me onto ATI.
Vig=lock up, ATI=non-lock race converters.
I had 3500 Vigilante in mine when it was my DD, when I put the 4400 non-lock ATI in it, I told my friend Ken Anderson he should test my Vig in his '95 Camaro that has a 3500 Yank. He knocked a full tenth off his 60', and he told me it drove nicer too.
Rick Abare saw the same thing when he tried one. Higher RPM at the finish line, higher fluid temps & slower 60's & ETs. He went to an ATI non-lock later. Rick is the one that put me onto ATI.
Vig=lock up, ATI=non-lock race converters.
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Ed, You've fallen behind the times if you think a Vig drives better than a Yank SS series. If you're talking about something like a ProYank, you're right. They feel looser than my ATI 8".
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Been a long time since I heard the name Fuddle mentioned. Worst thing I did for my car was put one of those in. Don't cheap out! My SS4000 is a beast! Well worth the money.
