What Torque Converter For 3.73 Gears

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Mar 28, 2006 | 02:09 PM

stitch18

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What Torque Converter For 3.73 Gears

I have a 99' vert stock motor. I want to put 3.73 gear ratio and wonder what stall I should get. I want it to have good driveablity. I don't want to rev the car just to get it going from a stop. But i want it to compliment the new gears. Or should I stay with the stock converter?

Mar 28, 2006 | 02:45 PM

c5mtl

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converter

tci ssf 3500
good price for awesome gains....car will feel stock afetr 3 days of driving it dont worry ....i have 3.42 and that converter and i picked up about a full second in the 1/4 mile with these 2 mods

Mar 28, 2006 | 04:33 PM

2000whitec5

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vigilanti 3600 .. thats my set up .. works well very streetable ..

Mar 28, 2006 | 05:55 PM

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Mar 28, 2006 | 06:26 PM

94legaleagle

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Yank SS3200 or Yank SS3600 - if you want it to shift harder, go w/ the 3600

Mar 28, 2006 | 06:47 PM

Face

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YANK SS3600

Mar 28, 2006 | 07:48 PM

ToplessTexan

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One more for the SS.

I still like the SY, though I don't know if you can still get them. A nice street racer setup. What kind of tire do you plan on running?

Mar 28, 2006 | 08:21 PM

stitch18

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Right now I still have the old runflats. I am looking at different wheels and tires. What is a good non-runflat tire?

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Mar 28, 2006 | 09:24 PM

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like the yank 2800 w/a4 and 3:42's for street driving

Mar 28, 2006 | 09:25 PM

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like the yank 2800 w/3:42's for street

Mar 29, 2006 | 04:26 AM

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Mitch C

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The Yank SS3600 & 3.73 gears are an excellent combo.

Mar 29, 2006 | 04:42 AM

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like the yank 2800 w/a4 and 3:42's for street driving

Mar 29, 2006 | 08:04 AM

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Right now I still have the old runflats. I am looking at different wheels and tires. What is a good non-runflat tire?

I've been on Yokohama runflats for the last couple of sets and have been happy with them. I do have the SY converter (a little lower STR) which makes that a little easier to get away with at the expense of a slightly softer pedal. I'm switching to Z06 size wheels soon and plan to run either Michelin PS2s or GY GSD3s (assuming they're available by then.) Others can give better advice for a good street tire with the SS. I do have a CCW setup for the strip.

Mar 29, 2006 | 08:42 AM

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With an A4 and 3.42 gears why not stay with the stock converter for street driving?

I'm curious because that's what I'm contemplating.

Mar 29, 2006 | 11:29 AM

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OK, now someone tell me where I can get a bargain price on a new SS3600

Mar 29, 2006 | 11:51 AM

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Either a group purchase or Yank direct.

Mar 29, 2006 | 05:51 PM

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Mitch C

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tact

With an A4 and 3.42 gears why not stay with the stock converter for street driving?

I'm curious because that's what I'm contemplating.

A T/C like the Yank SS3200 or SS3600 will give you much better performance than 3.42 gears with the low stalling stock T/C. A high stall T/C will get rid of the dead spots in acceleration, gears alone won't do that

Last edited by Mitch C; Mar 29, 2006 at 05:53 PM.

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