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would putting a 3000 stall on my 97 3.8 with 144K affect the life of my tranny? i dont want the damn thing to go on me, its original and shifts like its brand new
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Re: Torque Convertor affect Tranny Life?
TC's with highe stalls than stock WILL affect the life of the tranny, they cause higher temps which also cause more friction. -
Re: Torque Convertor affect Tranny Life?
what if i get a tranny cooler?Comment
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Re: Torque Convertor affect Tranny Life?
it would definetly help, but you need to figure ALMOST EVERY aftermarket part will comprimise the integrity of your motor/trans/diff.Comment
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Re: Torque Convertor affect Tranny Life?
On a drivetrain of that high mileage it might be prudent to get a transmission rebuild with tougher parts and the converter of your choice. If you simply installed a converter now it probably wouldn't hurt anything in the short run, especially with a transmission cooler. If you get a good enough cooler it will run at a low temp, perhaps even lower than stock. Think of it this way: a transmission rebuild at your mileage might not be a bad idea anyway.
If you decide to do this have your transmission thoroughly inspected to make sure everything is ok with it. It would suck to pay to get a converter installed, THEN 10k miles down the line have to pay for a rebuild.
Definitely buy a cooler: I bought an Edge converter and they (Edge) told me that it would not make the tranny run hotter than normal, and for a long time I ran it without a cooler. now i have one installed. If I could go back I would have had one in from the beginning. That just goes to show that without a cooler for many miles, my tranny is still fine (i even had it diagnosed recently by transmission specialists, and everything checks out.) My only concern would be the mileage on the car now (144k is a lot), not necessarily running a converter with a cooler for many miles.-Eric<br />2002 Navy Blue Camaro...Striped and Stalled. 35th Anniversary SS wheels <br />Best ET: 15.384 @ 88.32 on street tires<br />Project Whitney: Goal, 14.0 1/4 by summer 2008.Comment
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I Have a tranny rebuild kit at home, talk about a project that is gonna be a B***H!Comment
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Re: Torque Convertor affect Tranny Life?
with tranny cooler not really
woth out tranny cooler yes
i have cooler and one track run can raise my tranny temps from 180 to 200+ lolwww.turbov6camaro.com
1997 3800 Series II Camaro
4600 Stall for my ride to the mall :chug:
7.18 @ 99.77 1/8 -1.8x sixty (current quickest v6 fbod)
11.23 @ unk 5 1/4 - 7.19 1/8 - 1.83 sixty
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Re: Torque Convertor affect Tranny Life?
So he can figure slightly less temps with a 3K stallOriginally posted by viper04af
You were running a 3800 stall, right?Comment
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yupOriginally posted by UDLOSE98
i also got the bigest cooler i could findwww.turbov6camaro.com
1997 3800 Series II Camaro
4600 Stall for my ride to the mall :chug:
7.18 @ 99.77 1/8 -1.8x sixty (current quickest v6 fbod)
11.23 @ unk 5 1/4 - 7.19 1/8 - 1.83 sixty
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Re: Torque Convertor affect Tranny Life?
4000 stall up next, correct?Comment
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Re: Torque Convertor affect Tranny Life?
4400.....Originally posted by UDLOSE98www.turbov6camaro.com
1997 3800 Series II Camaro
4600 Stall for my ride to the mall :chug:
7.18 @ 99.77 1/8 -1.8x sixty (current quickest v6 fbod)
11.23 @ unk 5 1/4 - 7.19 1/8 - 1.83 sixty
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lol, my godOriginally posted by viper04af
DD still?Comment
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Re: Torque Convertor affect Tranny Life?
when it running... i hate my truck and the car gets better MPG lolOriginally posted by UDLOSE98www.turbov6camaro.com
1997 3800 Series II Camaro
4600 Stall for my ride to the mall :chug:
7.18 @ 99.77 1/8 -1.8x sixty (current quickest v6 fbod)
11.23 @ unk 5 1/4 - 7.19 1/8 - 1.83 sixty
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