I was thinking to upgrade my TC to Yank 3200 or even 3600 to be used with the stock 2.56 gears. My current mods are basic bolt ons but I might supercharge or just do a cam/heads still not yet decided.

What would be the pros and cons of a high stall TC on a street car that will see the drag strip occasionally?

 

I would use the search function since there have been about 100 of these debates on gears/converters in the last couple months.

 

I just posted a YANK SS3200 for sale!

 

this is a good thread..

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...-it-again.html

 

yes its well worth it. Go with yank or circle d. Make sure you upgrade your tranny cooler as well to prolong tranny life and you will be fine. Do it, you wont believe the gain. Most guys get 5 tenths or even more plus a few mph.

 

You'll love a 3200 on the street and the 3600 at the track. Either will work well in both situations with your present mods. Decide now on your future mods and call Yank for their reccommendation.

 

thanks for the replies everyone.

Which converter do you have and how do you like it on the street? is your vette a DD?

 

I installed a Yank 3200 at about 55K miles and switched to a 3600 at 67K miles. I presently have 75K on an '08, so yeah, it's a DD. I hit the track fairly often between late September and April, but do road trips up to 8K anytime. I "might" switch back to the 3200 for the summer trips, but only if the early Spring 6K trip has any issues.

 

Most all of the responses you will hear will say "get a converter they are great I love mine" Based on these responses I put a 2800 yank in my car which is known for being a "tighter" converter and these are the pros and cons I experienced.

Pros
- It will reduce your et at the track
-You will most likely need a converter if you go with a cam in the future
- It does reduce the rpm drop between shifts to keep the car in its powerband.
- Hwy mileage and drone are not changed

Cons
- The car will not drive like stock under approximately 50 mph. 50 is about where the converter will lock up at part throttle. "You dont even notice the converter has been changed until you step on the gas" is not a true statement. There is a very noticeable difference.
- You will need a trans cooler
- City gas mileage will suffer
- You will notice the car is much louder under the converter lock up speed. (no more not trying to wake up the neighbors if you leave out early in the morning)
- You should get a tune with a new converter
- Traction will become more of a issue

I am not saying not to get a converter. Just tying to let you know what you are getting into from my experience. For me the pros and cons are kind of equal. My biggest complaint is the sluggish response at slow speed and part throttle. If you track the car often the converter is a must. If you never track the car the cons could out weigh the pros.

I hope this helps I am sure others will disagree with my experience.

 

Get the SS3200 and you will need a good tune. The 2800 is really tight and the 3600 is pretty loose - making the 3200 a great compromise while giving up little to the 3600. Read the 3.42 gears thread that is active now it talks about this quite a bit

 

Did you adjust your part throttle shifts after putting in the converter? When I had the A4, I found adding 2-4 mph to the upshift along with similar adjustments to the downshifts took up much of the extra slip caused by the converter.
It was a little louder but it wasn't too bad for me with a quite back cat back. Are you running an aftermarket catback?

 

i felt a lot of the same symptoms, it was all an illusion from the higher rpm, once i put the 373 gears in it went right back to that stock feel until you hit the gas

 

"Did you adjust your part throttle shifts after putting in the converter? When I had the A4, I found adding 2-4 mph to the upshift along with similar adjustments to the downshifts took up much of the extra slip caused by the converter."

I had the car dyno/street tuned by a nationaly known tuner. He said he did adjust the shift points specificly due to the converter install.

" It was a little louder but it wasn't too bad for me with a quite back cat back. Are you running an aftermarket catback?"

I have a set of kooks lts and a corsa sport exhaust. I love the sound of the car but did not think it was that loud until the converter was installed.

I have 3:15 gears in the car now I would like to put 3:73 gears in. I have read several people were happy with 3:73s.

 

What was your average 60 ft. difference between the 3200 & 3600 converters? And 1/4 mile?

 

What is the stock A6 stall speed?

 

Average times aren't a stat I'm concerned with, because the goal is to continue improving and making changes toward that goal. Track conditions play a big part of 60' times, while DA has a similar effect on 1/4 mile numbers.

With the stock 1800 stall, my best 60' was 1.85 and 1/4 was 11.89.

The 3200 stall best 60' 1.70 and 1/4 11.49.

Now with 3600 the 60' best is 1.57 and 1/4 is 10.82.

Although the converter made significant differences, there were other changes involved too.

 

do it. stock gears will work fine.