Whiplash88

Im planning on changing my stock converter and rear end soon, so i was wondering what kind of stall i should go with.

i see alot of people here are happy with a 3600 stall & 3.73 gears, but i googled 3600 converters and alot of people dont recommend it for street use, alot of them say to go with a lower stall like a 2500-2800. Also i was on yank's website looking at some converters and the one that was mostly for street use, the lowest stall you could get on it was 4000.

i have a 99 F body, stock LS1, plan to slowly build it up but its gonna be a 99% street car.

what would be the best way to go?

cdgreg

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I sent Yank a PM this weekend due to their 10% off memorial day sale. I'm looking for street only and they said:

SS3600 and a cooler will be great for you.
Thanks Mike and Dave

Seems like SS3600 is a favorite of many members of this forum. I wouldn't go any smaller, I was trying to decide between 3600 or 4000.

Briar688

I went with a Yank SS3600 with just bolt on's. Couldn't be happier

The_Bishop

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What he said. The SS3600 is a great street converter. Make sure you have the soft lockup turned off in your tune.

lemons12

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The people saying that 3600 is too large for street use and 2500-2800 is right.... They don't own a modern muscle car/transmission. Those are the old lock up style and ones that don't get you moving until close to the flash speed.

You looked at it wrong or they have it listed wrong if it said 4000 was the smallest for the street.

I recommend somewhere in the 3400-4000 range depending on future mods and uses. 3600 is a happy medium.

I like PTC.

FIVEPOINT7

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I went with an SS4000 and would never go tighter. I love my stall

Whiplash88

@lemons
one of the converters only had a 4000 or 4400 option, maybe i just looked at the wrong one.

thanks for all the advice everyone, i think ill probably go with the 3600, 3.73 set up.

will82

My 3.42/3200 combo was tighter and had better driveability than the 3.73/3600 combo. But the latter wasn't bad. 3.73/3600 is a great performing combo for an F-Body.

RevGTO

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3.42's and my Yank SS3600 feels the same as my TCI 3000 did. Daily driven.

Whiplash88

Newb question here but, if your stopped at a light do you have to rev to 3600 before the car will go? or is that just for quicker launches at the track

FirstYrLS1Z

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NO,you don't have to bring the rpm up to 3600 before the car will go. My SS3600 feels no different than the stock stall in stop & go city traffic

Whiplash88

oh ok. when you say tighter & better driveability, how?

LS-ONE_DAY

You don't need as much gas to get the car moving = tighter converter
More throttle to get the car moving (i.e. more trans slip, "slack") = looser converter

US_Army_Z28

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Would the ss3600 do well with the stock 3.23's? My camaro is currently my only car so its always gonna be street driven with occasional track visits

Briar688

I still have the stock 3.23's in mine. You will be fine

udienow

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My friend has been daily driving his yank SS3600 stall with 3.42 gears for over 3 years now without any issues whatsoever. But people shouldn't tell you it doesn't feel any different then stock. A 3600 stall will feel and drive worlds different vs the stock stall (i dont mean in a bad way). But it is just something you have to get used to. Once used to it I can see why someone would say it feels no different. FWIW, my friend wishes he got a 4000 esp on the few times were at the track, but it might be overkill on a DD.

FIVEPOINT7

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Does my 4k feel different than stock? Oh yeah. But its not bad. I love how this converter feels. It will take more rpms to move the car, but it's not that much more. My car starts really moving at around 2k. But when you go wide open........ hang on and try not to swallow your tongue.
(smaller number = tighter = less slip / higher number = looser = more slip)

bpalma

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Coming from personal experience, I am happy I went with the Yank SS3200. To me for a street car, its loose enough. Its a daily driven street car with headers, SSRA, PnP TB, Lid, etc., and I like to keep somewhat decent gas mileage as well.

Even with the Yank SS3200, your gas mileage will suffer. Definitely more with a high stall. You were warned!


P.S, try and find someone with an f-body and high stall converter to see what you would like to tolerate in your 99% driven STREET car.

dude292

I have a Yank 4000 with 4.10 gears and it is awesome. It is loose but after driving it I got used to it quickly and would not go to a lower stall, it really does make a difference after the car gets moving, and if I get on it around 45 or 50 mph it just explodes but in a good way lol
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garygnu

make sure to install a good trans cooler ,and a deeper pan if you don't lower your car too much.