Well I decided to go with a 2800 stall and keep my 3.23s for now. I went with a new 2800 SLP Converter and paid $275 off of ebay. I heard Yank made these for SLP. Are they a good converter?

 

I hated mine. And the yoke cracked and caused a leak within one year. Instead of bothering with a warranty, I purchased a PTS 9X11 and the difference was like night and day!! Prolly the best single purchase to date for my Z.

 

Hey Teckpro I hate totell you but I don't think you are doing that great with youre converter. I know 2 guys that I met at the track and have raced with that both have Vigilantes and one is a bolton car that has run 1.55 60' on BFG's and 1.53's on ET sreets boltons only@ 3550lbs He runs a 3600 PI . The other is a cam only and runs 1.50's with a 1.49 best and weighs more than you too. He has a 3200 PI. I have a heavy a$$ streetcar with a 2800 PI that has gone 1.6's so it seems youre converters aren't that great. I have nothing but good to say about Vig been in my car over 1 yr. of street torture and every other weekend to the track. Plus it gets a dose of N20 pretty often. You shouldn't have to ask the converter company which one you need. They also give you a free restall if you get one too lose or too tight. Later

 

There are too many factors here. First off my TC is only a 3k stall and they come with a free restall and irregardless warranty. They are custom built and NOT mass produced like Vig or yank or ? Other factors are gear selection, tire size, suspension, RWHP, etc. My higher 60-ft times are also related to other issues I'm having with the car's VSS and tranny, pcm, etc. that I haven't ironed out yet. Currently I'm lauching off idle and getting the 1.6X 60ft. If I launch higher the tranny malfunctions which also happened with other TC's I've had. There is no doubt in my mind that the PTS Xtreme 9X11 is one badazz TC and I wouldn't own a mass produced TC ever again. But hey, if the Vig is working for you then I'm happy for you. It's all good, bro but you aren't comparing apples to apples. In my car with no other changes I gained 2 tenths off my 60 ft and gained MPH on my traps because the TC is more effecient than the similar stall TC from Yank. The PTS Xtreme really woke the whole car up and you may have to experience it for youself to fully understand where I'm coming from. I am also not affiliated with the company in any way shape or form. I'm just a very satisfied customer.

 

The Yank/SLP you owned is the bottom of the line converter. They are really a modified stock converter and thats it. If you would have a bought a genuine 2800 Yank for $6-700 that is 9.5" you would be bragging about it. They use the same parts in PI and Yank converters. They are not as off the shelf as you think although the one you bought was and is designed for stock cars. I understand where you are coming from and if you like the converter you have thats great. I know PI makes some awesome street/strip converters and may never buy another brand. I have had a number of converters in the past and none matched up to these. Goodluck and Later

 

Here is a quote about Vigilante from another list. The topic was PTS Xtreme 9X11 vs. Vigilante. I've never owned a Vigilante but here is what was said about the Vig:

"#1 Very harsh lock up under normal conditions
#2 Annoying rattle at idle
#3 Price
#4 All Vigilante's are off the shelf and not custom tailored to specific applications leading to a lot of guys questioning whether they got the "right pump number".
#5 They weigh substantially more than most convertors.
I am sure a lot of the guys with them will argue most points, but for me some of this things are very critical. I dont mind spending money for a quality part, but some of the issues are things that really bother me. Besides the fact that I called Precison Industries yesterday and had a woman try to answer my questions. I wanted to discuss with someone my combo of parts so that i can get the correct convertor. The reply was "no one is available."


And here was another guy response to what was said about Vig:

"Lee,
I can't believe a man of your caliber would write such things about Precision...I'm floored...I don't know what to say...except...

You beat me to the Keyboard!!!

I have had the exact same problems with Precision..."No one is available at this moment"...or..."I'll give him the message, and he'll call you right back." And the same can be said for them returning e-mails...if I could make a middle finger out of the characters on this keyboard, I would.

But I can speak first hand about Bruce. He has returned all of my e-mails the same day, and even help S10xGN (Russ) with his tranny $#@#-up while on his cell phone...calling Texas from Cali.

Erik"



But hey, I'm not trying to get into a pissing match. It all about what works for you.

 

I agree 100% on that my good brother

The PTS was $595 and the Yank $300 so apples to apples you should expect a big difference from a TC that cost 2X as much.

 

I have 2.73's but i have heard contradicting opinions on how much difference it would make changing to 3.23's, or 3.73's?

Is it really worth it?

 

In my car with the only change being gears, from 323's to 373's I gained 3 tenths in the 1/4 mi. Cost me $425 for parts and labor. Drive in and drive out. Well worth it to me. The car feels sooooooo much better. Like shedding 300#'s.

 

Just bought a yank SY3500
you're scarin' me now.
Untill now I had never heard anything bad about YANK.
Vigilante on the other hand I've head alot of good and alot of bad stories about.

 

I watched that auction. Went from 200 to 275 quick. I wasn't interested in the SLP converter cuz it is lower quality, but you get what you pay for.

 

Ya, i couldn't believe it, i had my bid set at $250 max, but then one guy started bidding around 225 for it, so i uped it to 275...then in last 30 seconds or so, a new guy jumped in and almost took it away from me

 

The 3500 series from yank doesn't have any problems that I know of but a little while back their 3800 series was giving many folks some major woes. They were basically blowing up inside and ruining the tranny at the same time. Yank replaced the converters under warranty but as far as I know they didn't buy any trannys even though their TC caused the damage. Many called it being "yanked" by Yank.

 

for what it is worth, the 94z i bought for the wife last year rana 13.49 with cai, hookercat back and hollowed cat, stock stall, and 3.73 gear ratio. with the convertor i think low 13's are definitely in order. sorry i don't know what that would be in the eighth, too have to let off would kill me, lol!!!!