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Old 06-10-2001, 10:56 PM
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TCI stall converters

Heard they are a good ticket, it's not for my 85 Z but for my 69BB...I'm thinking on geting TCI 2500 stall (11")
Any feedback on this converter would be apreciated...also, is it a good Idea to run more than 2500 stall on the street?

Old 06-11-2001, 07:02 AM
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I don't know anything about TCI, but my Vigilante is a 2700 and is very streetable with 3.73 gears.

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Old 06-13-2001, 02:36 PM
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TCI have great converters.
Not only from personal experience but also from others.
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I've heard from experienced powertrains guys that 3500 is basically a rule-of-thumb max for the street.
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Car: 87 IROC-Z
Engine: =350 sbc
Transmission: TH350
Axle/Gears: 3.73
Got a question with putting a new stall converter in my 700R4 do you have to switch anything internally in thr tranny.Also I have a TCI torque converter lock up kit on my car which locks up 4 gear cause i dont have my computer hooked up to my car do i use a lock up stall converter or a non lock up

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Old 06-13-2001, 11:25 PM
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i have 2 tci converters and love them both. one in my 87 ta which is a 8 inch powerglide converter. now thats a little big to drive on the street seeing how it stalls to about 5 grand. but the other is a super street fighter that stalls around 3400 rpm. and it is street driven almost daily. and no problems from either converter in 2 years.
Old 06-16-2001, 05:40 PM
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I've got a 2500 TCI in my GTA. It runs great, much better than the B&M piece of crap that it replaced. I highly recommend them.

Anth's - No you don't have to change anything, get a lock-up converter.
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I've had 2 TCs, one being a TCI Saturday night Special(or was it the Street Fighter?) that was 2200 stall lockup, it was a good Converter for a 700R4.

Now the current Converter I use is a nonlockup 2200-2400 due to the fact my tranny was rebuilt into a Turbo 700(nonluckup conversion). I also use the Billet Servo, which keeps the shifts from turning into a slush-box.
Both are very streetable converters with 3.27 gears, but I highly reccomend using an aftermarket Servo to keep your shifts from degrading.

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Old 06-16-2001, 09:46 PM
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Thanks for the imput guys...I ordered the 11" converter (2500 stall) and it'll go in my TH400...oh yea one more thing, the 2500 rating is rated at a given torque, now in theory, with more torque, it should stall a bit higher right??
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