i was wondering if a TCI 3500 stall converter is to much stall for a daily driven mostly stock LS1? only mods i have is 373 gears, slp loudmouth exhaust, slp y pipe, slp air lid and subframe connectors and iam wondering what stall would be best for my car? would a TCI 3000 stall be good or a TCI 3500 stall? or is a 3500 stall going be to much?

 

ok so if i get a tci torque converter would i need to get a shift kit with it? or can i use the torqe converter without a shift kit?

 

is a 3500 too much for a lt1 daily driver?

 

I will be getting LE3 heads, LE2 cam, LT's, new Moser 12 bolt with 4.10's

 

Not at all

 

I'm looking at the TCI 3500 as well this year . Sounds like it's a pretty good converter for the LS1's .

Believe it or not, my car bogged off the line with 4.10's and traction!? I NEED a converter!!! (but, my car is still daily driven).

 

just not in the winter.

 

so then if i get a 3500 stall would i have to remove the torque management? or can i leave it?

 

A 3500 Converter is a great choice for the street. There will be a night and day difference in the performance of the car after you install a converter. I daily drive my 4400 and love it. Also remember that the gears will help tighten up the "feel" of the converter. Definitely get the cooler and also delete torque management.

To the LT1 driver, I had a 3500(and 4000) in mine before I sold it. I had no problems driving with that converter on a daily basis. I never got a chance to take it to the track but it was fun on the street!


Brian

 

I have a 3500 on my LT1 with bolt ons too and it's awesome. I love it. LS1's have a higher powerband. I know people that run 4000-4400 stalls on daily drivers. They run low 11s with juice, stock cam and all... I know someone that cuts 1.500 60' on Yank 4200 and run a best of 11.73 N/A stock block, cam, heads, with no weight reduction.

 

And winter just officially ended TODAY!!!

 

also what type of tune would i have to get with a TCI 3500 torque converter? can i leave the torque management in? i really don't wanna remove it cause i don't want my trans to break early. i already have LS1 edit on my 00 z28 for my 373 gears and i have the shift points and tables already adjusted for the gears so would i still have to get a tune for the torque converter? or can i just install the converter without a tune and just drive it?

 

You don't need any tune with a 3500 stall torque converter. If you have a 98-00 F-body then you can probably leave TM in without an issue. The 01 & 02 models have been known to throw a code and cause problems until TM has been removed or tweeked a bit.

You can just install and drive it. Just make sure you have a tranny cooler because that is a must. Shift kit is a good idea to firm up the shifts but it is not needed like the tranny cooler is. After the install you can see if you have any TM issues and if you do then just delete it. Lots of A4 folks here have deleted TM with a TC and had the trannys survive a long time.

Good luck

 

i was wondering with a 3500 converter can you also lose your top end power

 

If you plan to race at high speeds all the time, well, "technically" yes, BUT pretty much any automatic/converter combo is going to sacrifice more power than a standard. Whether you've got a high stall, or factory stall, once you're revving over that stall speed, the converter should be in essence "locked" (I don't mean in lock-up mode though) and therefore the amount of slippage should be relatively low. In most cases though, races start from a stop, and in those cases, a stall is better, even "if" it gives up a little more top-end power than a stock converter (the difference being minimal IMO anyway ).