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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 05:21 PM
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Ummm to say I have traction problems is an understatement. I finally got to take a spin after the converter and transgo. This thing blows the tires right off the car! I have some ET streets, torque arm, lower control arms, and a panhard rod comin from someone on this board. If I can put it to the ground, this thing should fly!
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Old Mar 28, 2004 | 05:25 PM
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Ummm to say I have traction problems is an understatement. I finally got to take a spin after the converter and transgo. This thing blows the tires right off the car! I have some ET streets, torque arm, lower control arms, and a panhard rod comin from someone on this board. If I can put it to the ground, this thing should fly!
awesome to hear!!! congrats i am waiting to put my vig3200 in..all that stuff you have coming will DEFINATELY HELP. what kind of converter did you put in??
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Midwest 3800/2.7, transgo with 3 washers, cooler, and billet servoes.
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Midwest 3800/2.7, transgo with 3 washers, cooler, and billet servoes.
efficiency? with that high of an str, you'll probably see some inefficiency up top. to prove this, your mph's will probably be a little lower.
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won't know till I get it on the dyno, but all in all I'm thinkin it'll be an improvement over stock.
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[QUOTE=itchygomey98]Midwest 3800/2.7, transgo with 3 washers, cooler, and billet servoes.[/Q

what does 3 washers mean? is that better? what made you change the servoes?
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3 washers is the firmness setting. I changed the sevoes strictly for an upgrade from stock.
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3 washers is the firmness setting. I changed the sevoes strictly for an upgrade from stock.
when you say 3 washers i am picturing something totally different. is the 3 washers have anything to do with tuning? ls1edit? somehting like that or an actual piece that goes in the trans. if you dont mind...how much was it to get all that installed?? PM if ya want.

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Didn't cost a dime. I did it all myself. It's really not that bad. The washers go in the accumulator inside the transmission.
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