What Size Stall?
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after discussing your plans and setup with James im gunna have to go with him on this one. I honestly wouldnt go much bigger than a 3000-3400 converter if you want to keep street manners. all this talk of 4000-4400 converters is just crazy for a daily driven 6000 pound turd that will see 95% street and hwy miles (no offence to your truck, mine is heavy too). Personally I have a TCS 3000 stall in my truck and i have nothing but good things to say about it. It launches hard from a stand still and is awesome when going from a 30-45 roll. As far as cam selection goes i think i have a company that can really open your eyes to the whole heads/cam swap with VVT. Tell James to give you my number and give me a call so we can talk about it. I think youll be quite impressed with the gains that can be had!
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i thought his truck was a 5.3 if so there is no VVT....the only way i see that happening is if he swaps the harness to a 6.2 harness which i think thats stupid but hey ive done some pretty stupid things
if you want a DD that will still tow and not be a turd go 3200 if you want a bigger cam/motor later on go 3400. i say 3200 after going from a 3200 to a 3600 I personally rather the 3200. it drove just fine behind my CC on 3:42s and 4:10s. i drive a stock converter now on a 112+2 and the brakes SUCK in traffic.
if you want a DD that will still tow and not be a turd go 3200 if you want a bigger cam/motor later on go 3400. i say 3200 after going from a 3200 to a 3600 I personally rather the 3200. it drove just fine behind my CC on 3:42s and 4:10s. i drive a stock converter now on a 112+2 and the brakes SUCK in traffic.
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Is it the best converter for performance? No, definitely not, but for someone looking for a tight 3000 stall (which the OP sounds like he wants), it works great.
EDIT: And in response to your other post, both Yank and Circle D's entry level 3000 stall converters are 278mm.
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after discussing your plans and setup with James im gunna have to go with him on this one. I honestly wouldnt go much bigger than a 3000-3400 converter if you want to keep street manners. all this talk of 4000-4400 converters is just crazy for a daily driven 6000 pound turd that will see 95% street and hwy miles (no offence to your truck, mine is heavy too). Personally I have a TCS 3000 stall in my truck and i have nothing but good things to say about it. It launches hard from a stand still and is awesome when going from a 30-45 roll. As far as cam selection goes i think i have a company that can really open your eyes to the whole heads/cam swap with VVT. Tell James to give you my number and give me a call so we can talk about it. I think youll be quite impressed with the gains that can be had!
Just a thought......hahahahahaha
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Care to explain why you think the TT3000 "doesn't make a difference"? I'd say a converter that gets the truck in my sig to cut a 1.7x 60' with a bit of spinning is doing pretty well...
Is it the best converter for performance? No, definitely not, but for someone looking for a tight 3000 stall (which the OP sounds like he wants), it works great.
EDIT: And in response to your other post, both Yank and Circle D's entry level 3000 stall converters are 278mm.
Is it the best converter for performance? No, definitely not, but for someone looking for a tight 3000 stall (which the OP sounds like he wants), it works great.
EDIT: And in response to your other post, both Yank and Circle D's entry level 3000 stall converters are 278mm.
And for the gentleman who posted about 4000 converters being absurd for a heavy truck...dave at yank recommended me a ss4000 for my cc.
That being said, everyone has a different taste and different idea of what a streetable converter is. I like a looser converter, I don't tow, and am used to what a loose converter feels like. It doesn't bother me at all. That is not going to be for everyone.