I suggest a TCI SSF3500. This is a very well built street/strip converter at a good price. If money was no object I would buy a yank but clearly money is an issue (as it is with me as well) so I would get the TCI super street fighter 3500 stall. This is an excellent converter with just a little looseness but still very streetable. It should shave .5 off the 1/4 mile for you with good tires and a good launch.

TCI also sells a 3000 stall that would have no noticeable looseness but you would sacrifice a little track performance. Generally the streetable converters are 3000-3800 stall. 3000-3200 are known as more street and less strip while the 3500-3800 stalls are more strip and less street. A 3500 is a nice compromise IMHO.

Good Luck

 

thanks for the suggestions any one know how many miles a a4 tranny will last without slipping if it was hardly abused like i said mine still shifts really hard i would just like to know how much more i could expect before i need to start saving for a rebuild


thanks alot for all your help and keep the suggestions coming i love this site

 

TTT

 

That's really impossible to answer. My 4L60E has 52,000 on it and still running strong but for how long is anyones guess. I have heard of these transmissions going over 100,000 miles but I have also heard of them dying after 20,000 miles. With no aftermarket TC and no abnormal abuse (in other words you don't put it in first at every light and shift it yourself) I would guess 80k-100k miles. Again assuming you don't abuse it and have the transmission fluid changed every now and then.

Do a search on 4L60E in google, MSN, Yahoo or whatever search engine you use and you'll get tons of information. You will also find some places (fbodytrans.com) that sell multiple types of 4L60E's. They sell the standard rebuild that they tweek just a little for around $1300 and rated for 450hp. Then they have level 2 for $1900 that is beefed up to hold 600hp. Finally they have level 3 for $2500 that is beefed up to hold 700hp. Personally I am thinking about going with a level 2 when the time comes for me but then again I may just try a different tranny altogether (TH400 maybe).

Good luck and save that money for a TCI converter to compliment your car.

 

thanks just wondering my car shifts really hard out 1st and in all the other gears but first shifts the hardes with just moderate gas

and like i said i have no way of knowing what if any tranny work was done i figured if i was shiffting that hard with noi slip after 80,000+ miles it had to have some work

and i don't want to buy i new TC if it's gonna make the tranny take a dive after a week then be left with no money and no tranny but i think i'm alright so i will just get the new TC and hope the time it takes a dive i will have another job and can afford a new one

thanks for all the replies if have anything else to add send it plz

 

Any guesses to what i'll run the 1/4 witn my mods, the 2.73 and a 3000-3500 TC i'm leaning to the 3500 TCI converter

so what do ya'll think i will run assuming i get traction theres a new 03 cobra in town that whant to paly don't think i'll be able to win but mabe i can put upa good fight

 

Your probably looking at high 12's with traction. You have to get DR, ET streets or slicks. Without them in the back the converter will just chew up your street tires and you'll go sideways

You may want to consider getting some 3.42 gears down the road too. I would say with tires and 3500 converter you can pull some high 12's or very low 13's. With converter, gears and maybe some headers you easily mid 12's. Go all bolt-ons and a mild cam and your touching 11's.

Of course N20 will get you there faster but it's not for everyone.

Good Luck and post up some times when you get them.

 

really i thought the times would be a little faster i figured i would be a pretty consitant high to mid 12's car but guess it was wishfull thinking and the guy at the speed shop blowing smoke

thanks for the info keep it coming

and any more suggestions on brand and size would help too is 3500 to much

 

The TC and Drag radials or better in the back should knock a full half second off your time which is pretty good. Not too many mods out there are good for dropping .5 off your ET. I'm betting you could run a 13.3 right now so take .5 away and your running 12.8. Cheer up bro, running 12's consistantly is a beautiful thing even if it is higher 12's.

Plus your only LT headers and a SSRA away from mid 12's. Add a mild cam and maybe ls6 intake and now your very low 12's probably dipping in the 11's with good weather.

It's all in stages. Get the TC and tires first. Then save for headers. Then save for a mild cam or LS6 intake. Then if you want upgrade to a nice used set of 3.42 gears.

Just pulling low 13's consistantly is nice. I was amazed at how many people showed up to rt 66 raceway and ran cars/trucks that post 14+ timeslips. If you run high 12's all day your looking pretty good in my book.

Good Luck

 

Thanks for the encouragement does a 3500 sound to high or is there a lot of difference in performance between it and say like a 3000 or 3200

 

whats the difference in the performance and ET's from a 3000 to like a 3500 cuz everyone keeps telling me that 3500 is way to much to put on a car that rarely goes to the track

 

TTT

 

Yo

Whats the difference in Trannmissions anyway? For a M6 anyway, because I am not getting an A4... like you upgrade your transmission... what will change?

Chris

 

Get the 3500. If you get a 3000 stall then more likely then not you'll be looking to upgrade it within 3 months. General rule of thumb is get one stall size higher then what you originally choose. It saves you from doing it down the road.

A 3000-3200 stall will probably gain you .3 at the track and a 3500 stall should gain you .5 at the track. Both are very streetable. You can go as high as 3800 on a internally stock motor and maybe gain .6 at the track. 3000 is more of a street converter. 3800 is more of a strip converter. 3500 is a perfect street/strip converter for daily drivers that hit the track.

Good Luck