02-26-2011, 11:28 AM | #15 |
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Circle D, Protorque, and FTI should be added to the list. These companies make very well respected converters.
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02-26-2011, 11:34 AM | #16 |
Psssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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I am having a cam and a Precision Industries Vigilante torque converter installed next week. w00t!
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02-27-2011, 09:35 AM | #17 |
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ME TOO!! woot woot!
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Why?? I've had a 3200 stall on my car for 6 months now with no other mods than headers/exhaust... best bang for your buck.
I would def do TC first if you're going to stage the installs... a big cam w/o a TC would not be too much fun. Quote:
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02-27-2011, 10:16 AM | #19 |
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haha yeh if anyone will ever stock them!!!
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02-27-2011, 10:18 AM | #20 |
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We drag race LS based cars throughout the Eastern US and have run most every major brand and the FTI has been the one we have NEVER broken and is cinsistanly a tenth plus quicker for a comparable specced converter than any we have ever used. This is not the occaisonal test & tune duty, but years of racing every weekend season long and many times doubled up. The others listed are great products and we used to standardize with the Yank & Vig's, but bet our wins on the FTI.
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03-12-2011, 01:34 AM | #21 |
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03-26-2011, 09:17 PM | #23 |
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i have the 3600 fti stall on my g8. my friend used hp tuners to unlock it on wot. vs. the stock tune when it locks in 4th it is actually a tenth quicker and almost two miles per hour faster with it unlocked at wot. there is software which allows for partial throttle lockup which i do have. even with that once in a while at 40 to 50 mph the rpm will drop a couple of hundred rpm and come back up again. but no big deal.
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03-27-2011, 07:02 PM | #25 |
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I am re reading my post. A little convaluted. Bottom line. At wot it performs best when unlocked. I believe the stock software locks the stock convertor around 95 mph in the g8. It not only locks the convertor; but calls for a little slip. A little slip on a large heavy stock convertor is not bad. But on a smaller lighter convertor without a tune that slip is actually more pronounced. When we put into the hp program to unlock it at wot it actually ran quicker and a little faster. I hope that makes sense.
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03-27-2011, 08:26 PM | #26 |
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So is a trans cooler recommended or not, 1st post says its a must the 3rd post says not
Getting my motor stroked 416 ci, ordered a 3000 stall TC from Circle D. Want my trans to last as long as possible.
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03-27-2011, 08:30 PM | #27 |
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From personal experience with a car modified significantly less than what you have it helped for me. Honestly it still ran hot on occasions with it.
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03-27-2011, 08:36 PM | #28 | |
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