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Old 03-19-2008, 12:31 PM
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Default questions of gears/TC

what does a multi-plate converter and lock up type mean and which is best for my application?
gonna get full bolt ons then FI later on.daily driver.

having a hard time with which PI TC to choose with so many different choices.

http://www.converter.com/stallion.htm

if I were to stay NA would it be wise to get a high stall,say 3500 for a daily driver?
or would it be wise to get 4:10s instead of 3:90s but stay stock converter since
1st gear is short anyways? I want maximum acceleration from a dead stop,not too
worried about going 140 everyday or anything but still want a decent ammount of
pull up top.Also how do gears change while shifting manually? will shorter gears
make the (1-2-3) useless because of the ratio change? and how do they effect driving with
OD off?
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Old 04-27-2008, 10:55 PM
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Default RE: questions of gears/TC

okay,cool-


5k stall it is!!~
























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Old 05-06-2008, 02:40 AM
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Default RE: questions of gears/TC

I am in the same boat, 3.73 gears so I am thinking 3200 stall (PI Stallion Multi Disc), i do plan on adding a twin screw SC and I do race frequently (twice a month), the TCI Streetfighter 3000is cheaper but I heard it is just a re-configured stock converter [:'(]
Plus those extra 200 rpms of extra stall will make me run a 11.9 !!! LMAO



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Old 05-06-2008, 03:25 AM
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Default RE: questions of gears/TC

I run a 3000 stall converter with 3.73's and a SC running 10 psi. This setup works well. I think going to a 3500 stall wouldn't change your drivablity that much and you would be able to launch at a higher rpm, getting better times.
I had 4.10's, stock converter and the SC- 1st gear was worthless. A higher stall TC would help that out for driving around town. I changed the gears the same time I changed the TC so I never found out.
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