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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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well im thinking about getting a bigger and better converter than what i have right now.i was thinking about getting either a 3800 or 4000 stall.now i dont know either to get a pi or cirlcle d..multi disc ofcourse.which would you guys recommend...ive heard nothing but good things from both but im just looking for some opinions of people that have used this converters before..thanks in advance...ohh and i have a 6.0 full bolt on,fixed 4l60e,4.11 and a tru trak..im getting a bigger cam and some other goodies for my truck..
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Old May 15, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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I'm going to get a Circle D myself, a very reputable source told me that they've been seeing a lot of PI's breaking at the hub recently. Plus, Circle D "dares you to break it"
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Old May 16, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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Man I have been seeing people run new personal best just from swapping to circle-d! They are putting out some badass converters. bluecajun5.3 ran a p/b of 12.3 or 12.4 swapping from yank 3600(I think) to a circle-d. I would have went with them if I have'nt got a deal on mine. I wonder if there trannies are as good as ther verters.
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Old May 16, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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yeah like budhayes said go with a Circle D heard a lot of good things about them plus i hear that the PI's are very loose so if you get a 3200 its more like a 3600 or a 3800 but i hear that the Circle D's are pretty tight so thats a good thing if you plan on daily driving with a big stall i have a yank and i kinda wish i went with a Circle D
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Old May 16, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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Not sure how much my opinion counts but between the two circle D
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Old May 16, 2009 | 01:31 AM
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thanks for all the info guys and every opinion counts my friend thats why i made the thread
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Old May 16, 2009 | 01:34 AM
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If PI is loose then it is also loose at slow acceleration which destroys your mileage. I had a TCI that was loose and was getting 14mpg avg and 15.8 when i really tried.
Swapped to a Circle D and it feels stock and normal driving and is getting me 17mpg. Once you get into the throttle to really go it stalls up where you want it.
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Old May 16, 2009 | 07:17 AM
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I've owned Yanks, PI's and am about to go pick up my new CircleD on Monday. The PI was definitely loose compared to the Yank. My 3000 PI felt identical to my 3600 Yank. And from what I hear, the CircleD stalls right where you want it. I'm excited to find out, especially given my new setup
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Old May 16, 2009 | 09:26 AM
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I've owned Yanks, PI's and am about to go pick up my new CircleD on Monday. The PI was definitely loose compared to the Yank. My 3000 PI felt identical to my 3600 Yank. And from what I hear, the CircleD stalls right where you want it. I'm excited to find out, especially given my new setup
Good luck!
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Old May 16, 2009 | 09:34 AM
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I am very happy with my my circle d triple disk
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