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Jul 10, 2012 | 09:57 AM

elerico

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upgrade, need some advice for torque converter

i'll upgrade from 2.73 gear to 3.15 gear
I know most of you will told me to go directly to 3.42, but i got a nice deal on a 3.15 3rib and i do a lot of road

i made 11.7 @ 120mpg with a tune, corsa, 100 wet shot, K&N and nitto drag radial.

its a 2004, automatic.

i will put the 3.15 gear but i want to add a stall..

what kind of stall do you suggest..
i want something with a lockup, better than my stock one cuz i can only start at 1300rpm at the drag..

i dont want something radical, but a better stall..

i want something for the street and sometimes at the drag..

suggestions ?

Jul 10, 2012 | 10:35 AM

madmatt9471

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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----

YANK 2800-3200 Stall

It all comes down to the stater size - YANK 3200 is what I run and couldn't be happier!

Thanks,Matt

Jul 10, 2012 | 10:58 AM

elerico

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so you tink this one will be the best for my setup

Jul 10, 2012 | 10:59 AM

elerico

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its not too much fot a 3.15 gears

Jul 10, 2012 | 11:10 AM

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Yank 3200 here as well, great stall for street or strip. Car drives like stock!

Jul 10, 2012 | 11:18 AM

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do you know a place where i can find it in canada ?
do I have to retune my car for the stall ?

hi know i have to change the gear ratio but for the stall ?

Jul 10, 2012 | 11:27 AM

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[QUOTE=elerico;1581279004]do you know a place where i can find it in canada ?

Don't know where in Canada you are, but give Manny a call - Dasilva Motorsports..... 416-389-6142. He can ship it to you ......he likes Yanks, but I have a 2800 Vig in mine btw..........

Jul 10, 2012 | 11:40 AM

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and how do you like your vigilante ?

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Jul 10, 2012 | 11:58 AM

Munch

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St. Jude Donor '10

I have a 3200 Vig and I have no complaints. Works as expected and the wife doesn't notice any difference when she drives the car granny style.

Jul 10, 2012 | 11:59 AM

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do you have some slipping ?
did you retune the car with this stall or not

Jul 10, 2012 | 02:52 PM

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i have a circle D 2800-3000 stall. i would highly recomend going to 3.42 rear. i only lost about 3mpg going from 3.15 to 3.42 with stall. also depending on the stall you go with you need to consider adding an external transmission cooler.

Jul 10, 2012 | 04:26 PM

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here's a "one notch better" converter that doesn't require an added cooler:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-da-floor.html

Jul 10, 2012 | 04:49 PM

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I've had both yank ss3600 and ss4000 vig3600 triple disk. They all lock up on the highway. So MPG isn't effected. They ss4000 was the most fun. 2nd was the vig3600. Go big and don't worry. You'll love it

Jul 10, 2012 | 05:02 PM

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dankhts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury

here's a "one notch better" converter that doesn't require an added cooler:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-da-floor.html

The Mike Mercury converter is a great idea for a lot of applications....I even saved that post to my favs, and was going to go that route along with a 3.15 from my 2 .73 and a few other "sleeper" mods, it's inexpensive and effective. but as it turned out I ended up with the whole heads/cam etc route and went with a Vig 2800 that I picked up used here on the forum. Kudos to Mike though, with yet another good idea. Something to seriously consider!
I've been running it for 3 seasons now and well over 200 passes at the track with no issues, but did bust my built 3.42 built up 3 rib. I plan on getting it re-stalled to 3200 and tightened up a bit at the end of this season.

Last edited by dankhts; Jul 10, 2012 at 05:18 PM.

Jul 11, 2012 | 12:34 AM

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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----

I still think with your 3.15 ratio and a 2800 stall of your choice will be the best combo for sure -

And no matter what converter you go with the best thing you can do "IS" install a tranny cooler _

That will save your transmission regardless! Simple money spent on basically cheap insurance = Tranny cooler

Thanks,Matt

Jul 11, 2012 | 09:05 AM

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do you have a picture on how to install it

and a link to buy this tranny cooler ??

Jul 11, 2012 | 10:40 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by elerico

do you have a picture on how to install it

and a link to buy this tranny cooler ??

Here is the Tranny Cooler I use - the size and flow is extremely efficient, all has to do with the size:
http://www.makcotransmissionparts.com/4739-1.html

I can't post pics right now but it is fairly easy and straight forward! Mount it where air can flow through (front of Vette and minimally in front of AC condenser)