just installed 3.42's
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: Lake Mary Florida
Originally Posted by XCESIVE
for now i left the stock one in there....i'm sure sometime in the very near future that could change though... 
BTW, is that your picture or Ron Jeremy the **** star?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2002
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When it comes to T/C selection....... Choose wisely, grasshopper!! 
Speak to several people that have made the swap, heck try to get a ride in a few different cars.
It seems to me T/C selection is the same as choosing an exhaust..... comes down to performance expectations and taste & preference.
Have fun!
Speak to several people that have made the swap, heck try to get a ride in a few different cars.It seems to me T/C selection is the same as choosing an exhaust..... comes down to performance expectations and taste & preference.
Have fun!
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2003
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Originally Posted by dads01dream
When it comes to T/C selection....... Choose wisely, grasshopper!! Speak to several people that have made the swap, heck try to get a ride in a few different cars.
It seems to me T/C selection is the same as choosing an exhaust..... comes down to performance expectations and taste & preference.
Have fun!
Speak to several people that have made the swap, heck try to get a ride in a few different cars.It seems to me T/C selection is the same as choosing an exhaust..... comes down to performance expectations and taste & preference.
Have fun!
My torque converter is my most effective modification.
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 290
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From: Belpre Ohio
Originally Posted by BIGMAC
You WILL eventually get the T/C. Mods get addictive. I just got mine put in.
BTW, is that your picture or Ron Jeremy the **** star?
BTW, is that your picture or Ron Jeremy the **** star?
i will definately get me a T/C here before long...i'm just not sure what stall though...
it's actually not my photo...but i am his stunt double....
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Rugby North Dakota
4 hours!?!?!?!!
Wow, talk about SOTP rear carrier change speed time!! After reading Mike Mercury's pages on rear carrier swap, I was kinda thinking it would take between 12 - 15 hours for a first timer.
How many guys helped you? What are your recommendations for making it easier to do (for those of us who have never swapped a carrier but plan to do it in the future)? Anything procedure wise you'd do different next time?
Tell us your secrets and how you went about it.
Wow, talk about SOTP rear carrier change speed time!! After reading Mike Mercury's pages on rear carrier swap, I was kinda thinking it would take between 12 - 15 hours for a first timer.
How many guys helped you? What are your recommendations for making it easier to do (for those of us who have never swapped a carrier but plan to do it in the future)? Anything procedure wise you'd do different next time?
Tell us your secrets and how you went about it.
Team Owner
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 54,204
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
Originally Posted by dads01dream
Congrats! 4 hours sounds like a smokin' time.
that's an under-statement...
When I did mine. all that was available was the method of removing the torque tube assembly. Now that the tilt-down method was discovered, I can imagine it greatly reduces the time of a carrier swap.
As the post originator continues on modding; just remember that
traction does not remain a constant...
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 290
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From: Belpre Ohio
well...just me and a friend of mine did the job.....all went pretty easy
1. put entire car in the air
2. pull wheels and brake calipers(rear of course)
3. disconnected e-brake cables and any electrical plugs
4. separeated upper a-arm and shock mount
5. dropped rear member/suspension
6. dropped entire exhaust from cats back
7. removed the torque tube cover/backbone cover..whatever it's called
8. slowly lowered tranny till rearend could slide off
then just installed everything back together....and now i'm loving it
1. put entire car in the air
2. pull wheels and brake calipers(rear of course)
3. disconnected e-brake cables and any electrical plugs
4. separeated upper a-arm and shock mount
5. dropped rear member/suspension
6. dropped entire exhaust from cats back
7. removed the torque tube cover/backbone cover..whatever it's called
8. slowly lowered tranny till rearend could slide off
then just installed everything back together....and now i'm loving it
Melting Slicks
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From: NY- 2013 Corvette Challenge Champion-2013 Index Combo Champion 2015 CC/MM Champion
St. Jude Donor '07
I want to do a gear change myself.Do you have to dissconnect the battery when doing a gear change?Did any DTC's come up when you did it? I have a Hypertech 3, And plenty of tools.Would that be enough?
Team Owner
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
Originally Posted by TEAMSTERPAUL
I want to do a gear change myself.Do you have to dissconnect the battery when doing a gear change?Did any DTC's come up when you did it? I have a Hypertech 3, And plenty of tools.Would that be enough?
The HPIII has a bug, and won't do gear scaling on anything except factory available ratios (2.73, 3.15 only).You'll need to buy another programmer - or pay someone with LS1Edit to make the necessary changes.
read here:
http://mikemercury.home.att.net/342.htm
