Two questions about a vette
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Burning Brakes
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From: simpson town Mo
3.42 now or wait for stall.(long wait)
One is if it will take awhile(A LONG WHILE) to talk the wife into the stall,should i even put in the 3.42 i have laying in my garage and do the stall later.I realize ill save labor but will i be happy with 3.42 only?Have any of you only done 3.42rear?And tell me details on how it felt different.
Second is i will have a dyno tune shortly but my temps are a bit high so would swapping out the thermo now without changing fan temps change anything.Please dont go into why not to do a lower temp thermo as i have read up and feel for me,in the summer it would be a good choice.Thanks
Second is i will have a dyno tune shortly but my temps are a bit high so would swapping out the thermo now without changing fan temps change anything.Please dont go into why not to do a lower temp thermo as i have read up and feel for me,in the summer it would be a good choice.Thanks
Last edited by sshole; May 16, 2005 at 09:48 PM. Reason: New title
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Burning Brakes
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From: simpson town Mo
I have 2.73 and an auto.I drive highway alot and do not drag race much.I want more low end take off.I have no power before 25 mph it seems.I need to be able to do more damage to rice and snakes. 
Racer
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From: Schertz TX
Originally Posted by sshole
I have 2.73 and an auto.I drive highway alot and do not drag race much.I want more low end take off.I have no power before 25 mph it seems.I need to be able to do more damage to rice and snakes.
Wouldn't it make more sense to do a shift kit and a Dyno tune with edit program ? I get great low end starts with just a doing a tuner and downshifting on the low speeds. I think the shift kit is going to help me get quicker response when shifting.
Drifting
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I would through the 3.42's in before your tune that way your shift points will be changed with the tune. See how you like it for a while then if you feel the need go for the converter. Also putting in a lower thermostat will only help lower the temp on the freeways because air is moving through the radiator. It won't help on city driving until you get your tune and the temp that the fans kick on is lowered. Then it will help everywhere. So yeah it will help but not in city driving
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Burning Brakes
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From: simpson town Mo
Perfect awnser!!! Now one more.Will i feel as much difference with the 3.42 swap,Or if i were to do a convertor only?Not that im going to do only a stall but i want to know how much difference they will make on how powerful the car feels down low?Thanks again.
