3500 stall

**blackbird99** · 01-12-2008, 05:57 PM

i found a good deal on a tci 3500 stall is that to high of a stall for lightly moded car?

**bene** · 01-12-2008, 07:04 PM

No. But try to find one from Yank or Vig.

**blackbird99** · 01-12-2008, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by bene

No. But try to find one from Yank or Vig.

why is that?

**Y2KPewterSS** · 01-12-2008, 07:12 PM

3500 is perfect for a mildly modded LS1. TCI makes good stalls as well. I have ran a 3800 TCI for 4 years now with no issues.

**Z28Thunder** · 01-12-2008, 08:13 PM

I had a TCI 3500 for 3 years. I then sent it to TCI and had them make it a 4000 stall. I have been running that the last 2 years. Once you get use to the 3500 you will think it should have come from GM with it.

**nhraformula** · 01-13-2008, 12:31 PM

3500 is a great stall for the street.
ive had a tci stall for 4 years with zero problems.

**bene** · 01-13-2008, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by blackbird99

why is that?

Vig and Yank products are more efficient than TCI from what I observed.

**nhraformula** · 01-13-2008, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by bene

Vig and Yank products are more efficient than TCI from what I observed.

not all of their converters are more efficient than TCIs

**mrcarter** · 01-18-2008, 03:57 AM

what about for a dd. no low rpm problems?

**Firebirdjones** · 01-18-2008, 04:09 AM

I believe Fuddle is another popular converter for LS1's,,,,several people run them on here,,,and I have been thinking of trying fuddle myself.

I'm not a fan of TCI,,,,not that their converters are bad,,,,it's just that everyone I have had off the shelf wound up being to tight. I had other issues with their transmissions I won't get into here.

Best thing to do is have a converter built to the specs needed for the application. Off the shelf converters rarely ever perform as you want them to.
I use Coan in my other cars, and love them. Taylored to the combination. But for my LS1 I am going to experiment with another brand,,,and leaning towards Fuddle...

**Firebirdjones** · 01-18-2008, 04:12 AM

Originally Posted by mrcarter

what about for a dd. no low rpm problems?

Not sure what you mean. Driving around town,,,,you will be "in" the converter alot,,,where rpms stay up a little higher depending on what converter you go with, stator, etc.... Some drive tighter than other yet will still flash high,,,,just depends on how it's built,,,,talking to a converter manufacture is the best thing.

Once above 40 mph or so the converter will lock up (or where ever you have your computer tuned to lock the converter) and from there it's like a stocker.

**mrcarter** · 01-18-2008, 05:42 AM

if you cant tell im new to this side of tech. ive also seen some converters say "non lock up" in what sense are they talking about?

**Firebirdjones** · 01-18-2008, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by mrcarter

if you cant tell im new to this side of tech. ive also seen some converters say "non lock up" in what sense are they talking about?

That would mean the converter does not have lock up ability. All factory converters nowadays lockup after a certain speed/gear is obtained to eliminate slipping, for gas mileage purposes.