Help me decide! :)

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

High Stall Converter or a Intake Manifold? Not going to be drag racing the car but looking for which one will provide more of a fun factor for everyday driving. Help me out guys...Kinda know the answer to my question already but wanna hear some opinions :rofl:

[deadtrend1]

get a used ls6 intake and then you have enough for a converter

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

get a used ls6 intake and then you have enough for a converter

Not really, was looking at the scoogin dickey 3000 stall...goes for around 450.00...only looking to spend around that not double that

[sweetbmxrider]

well you will have to pay someone to install the converter while you can do the intake in your driveway.

[LTb1ow]

You can do a stall in your driveway.... aint fun but doable...

and I would not go cheap on stall, spend the 800 for a good Yank or Vig.

[JL8Jeff]

Converter would be the best mod for fun driving. But don't guess at what to get, talk to someone who truly knows. Try talking to some of the sponsors to see what they suggest.

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

Converter would be the best mod for fun driving. But don't guess at what to get, talk to someone who truly knows. Try talking to some of the sponsors to see what they suggest.

I have a pretty good idea of what stall speed I want.

[NJSPEEDER]

3000 isn't much of a stall for an LS1. Foff667 had a 3600 I believe in his 98 and it made a world of difference in his ET and still drove around town fine.
Check with SSP, TMR, and JSPerformance for TC's before you buy too. I am sure they all have hook ups and I know that JSPerformance is a Precision Industries dealer.

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

3000 isn't much of a stall for an LS1. Foff667 had a 3600 I believe in his 98 and it made a world of difference in his ET and still drove around town fine.
Check with SSP, TMR, and JSPerformance for TC's before you buy too. I am sure they all have hook ups and I know that JSPerformance is a Precision Industries dealer.

Like i said I dont care about et's...im not going to be drag racing the car(as of now:mrgreen:) . Probably looking for something more on the milder side. I just want it to eliminate some of the dead spots.

[JSPERFORMANCE]

Why buy a converter that is not properly matched to your combination and driving style or one that is made of inferior components? Because of the cheap price? If you can't afford to do the job right the first time then how are you going to afford to re-do it when it breaks?

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

Why buy a converter that is not properly matched to your combination and driving style or one that is made of inferior components? Because of the cheap price? If you can't afford to do the job right the first time then how are you going to afford to re-do it when it breaks?

Sorry I dont consider a $500.00 TCI 2800-3000 stall converter an inferior component. Seeing I wont be drag racing i dont think I need a 3500-4000 stall etc. For what im looking for I think it'll do the job. Its a bolt on car and im not sure what you mean by driving style. I driving it normally and occasionally like to get on it.

[JL8Jeff]

Don't look at the price or manufacturer. You need to identify your goal, your current combination and the way you want to drive the car.

[JSPERFORMANCE]

Sorry I dont consider a $500.00 TCI 2800-3000 stall converter an inferior component.

I do.

Design and quality of the converter is just as important in a street car as it is in a race car. An inefficient converter on the street will feel like mush until you lay down the throttle and cost you gas mileage big time. The plastic parts that the cheaper companys (TCI, Pats's, Boss Hogg, B&M) use can and will fail under the extreme heat that an inefficient converter will make.

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

Just ordered a fuddle racing 3600 stall :lol: :dancing:

[NJ Torque]

^you just got yourself a caviler converter

[LTb1ow]

Yuuuup, its gonna go boom.

[WildBillyT]

After doing some light reading on Fuddle's reputation, you may want to Google them and see what you find.

[ar0ck]

It'll be a great post in a few months "My converter exploded!"

...all because you didn't take the advise of a few people on the interwebs.

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

It'll be a great post in a few months "My converter exploded!"
Will it?

I did my research. Pro Stock John and a few other big wigs have ran them from Ls1tech running 10's...I think ill be alright for a weekend/nice weather cruiser.

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

^you just got yourself a caviler converter

Ever get that Fuddle 3800 you wanted to buy off Ls1tech in December?

[NJ Torque]

Ever get that Fuddle 3800 you wanted to buy off Ls1tech in December?

No way. Once I found out about them I ran the other way.

I did get a Yank ST3500 though for $275

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

No way. Once I found out about them I ran the other way.

I did get a Yank ST3500 though for $275
Good price, well there under new ownership...I know tech dropped them but I just did a few hours of google searches and besides horrible customer service the converters seem to hold up fine.

[Mike]

It'll be a great post in a few months "My converter exploded!"
Will it?

I did my research. Pro Stock John and a few other big wigs have ran them from Ls1tech running 10's...I think ill be alright for a weekend/nice weather cruiser.

you know they don't pay for their parts?

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

you know they don't pay for their parts?

You know besides pro stock john you dont know who else I was talking about? lol

[Mike]

none of the "bigwigs" do

[NastyEllEssWon]

theyre just giving you advice man. a lot of people on the site are speaking from past experiences and breakages. i cant say anything about the TC's though because i havent researched them much but know well enough when i hear some good advice. this thread had some good advice and you went the opposite route.


when you get it installed will you at least keep us updated on your TC and prove the skeptics right/wrong for future references?

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

Yea the thing is i dont think anyone that has responded here has any experience w/ them at all lol, only what they read on ls1tech. I spoke to the owner twice yesterday and they started building it in the am. Communication had been great(which was a major grip w/ fuddle) I also spoke to a LS1tech moderator that runs a fuddle 3800, he did say theres alot of haters but he couldnt be happier w/ his(which has been on for years). I didnt start this, all I posted was what I bought and then I get replys back sayin I bought a cavalier converter and people looking forward to me posting that my tranny exploded lol .

[Mike]

Yea the thing is i dont think anyone that has responded here has any experience w/ them at all lol, only what they read on ls1tech. I spoke to the owner twice yesterday and they started building it in the am. Communication had been great(which was a major grip w/ fuddle) I also spoke to a LS1tech moderator that runs a fuddle 3800, he did say theres alot of haters but he couldnt be happier w/ his(which has been on for years). I didnt start this, all I posted was what I bought and then I get replys back sayin I bought a cavalier converter and people looking forward to me posting that my tranny exploded lol .


no, they told savage messiah that he bought a cavalier converter.

why post asking for advice, then talk **** about every comment you recieve that didnt line up with what you already wanted to do?

[sweetbmxrider]

yeah really. your thread says help me decide. change it to this is what i am doing and don't tell me otherwise. it would have saved a lot of people's time.