Hey guys, here is the deal, I have a 1998 3.8L V6 Camaro, the thing is bone stock. LTLHOMER, suggested that I get a Vigilante 2800 Torque Converter with a Transgo Shift Kit. I was wondering if the gains would be noticable enough that it would be worth doing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

You'd feel it in the seat of your pants!

And you'd probably chirp the tire(s) shifting into second gear!

 

yes you will feel it and the 2800 stall is a good choice!

 

only if you drag race your car is that a good choice. personally i would go higher myself in stall, but then i drag. your car is bone stock, a TC is not usually a first mod. its a serious mod, but more and more people are getting them. the only time you will feel it is when you launch, but then you dont even have limited slip yet.

no, not a good choice for a first mod. yes a good choice for mods, but i dont think your car is ready for it. imho

 

yea thats true, you should think about gettin intake and a cat-back exhaust first. Then look at gears and a tc.

 

I chirp them into second now with my stock one.

 

i have a VIG 3800 and it is awesome and i cherp second. drivablty didnt go down at all. it makes it much more fun. i agree it shouldnt be your first mod. i went with gears first.

 

PullmeOver, that's a big stall converter you have. What's your 1/4 time or is it private?

 

i dont know yet that was a winter mod the track opens this weekend bc of the weather i will have to wait to see what it can do. i hopping for high 13s(13.9999999999) or low 14s.

 

my friend has a yank 2800 and its the best mod hes ever done IMO...

Differently a very worth while mod IMO

 

I have 3.42 gears. The reason I am considering the mod, is because I think it is a safe, fun, and noticable mod. Although it is kinda pricey I think it will be worth it. I do not want to dump money into exhaust and intake since I plan on getting a V8 after I complete college, and I do not need exhaust and intake for a torque converter to be effective.

 

I think it's a great first mod. He already has a good gear ratio for the trans (3.42 stock cuz of y87 or whatever it is) and there'd be no reason to go up just a tiny amount to get the 3.73's. Add up what gains you get from the catback and intake, and then look at what the TC will give you. Definitly a worthwhile first mod. It's not like you need anything else to get one. Plenty of people get TC's as their first mod and they get great gains as well.

 

does he drag race? cause if he doesnt, i wouldnt bother. yes the gains are impressive, but how can you even have a car track worthy with no intake and exhaust? i see it is possible, but that just dont make much sense to me. i could just hear that car trying to breath at the launch.

 

Yea, you might wanna mod up your intake and exhaust first. It's not expensive at all. Get the torque oonverter afterwards. Edge sells converters for the V6s for around 400 bucks.