TCI Street Fighter Tranny

tfish · 09-08-2002, 02:14 PM

Anyone have a TCI Street Fighter tranny in their car. My son and I "tried" to rebuild his C4 with no luck..(atleast we tried)..it's a 67 with a 289 (being built up slowly) Daily driver.
Tony and AJ

69fastback · 09-10-2002, 03:48 AM

I use a couple of TCI componets have found them to be a good company. I am happy with their products. I use a torque converter and manule shift valvebody from them and they work great.

Frankenstang65 · 09-12-2002, 12:21 AM

My friend put a TCI street fighter in his 66 coupe and had some problems with it. It lasted just a little over a year of pretty easy driving (not constant racing or anything like that). Becuase the warrantee period had expired (by under a month) TCI refused to do anything about it...and this is for a tranny that is supposed to be "street/strip" and rated to something like 450hp. My friends car has no where near that...so there shouldnt have been a problem. Also, when he got the tranny out they found that the converter, which had been purchased at the same time, was already worn out...so he was forced to replace that as well. He swears never to buy another TCI product again.

Another friend had one in his Chevelle for a while...and it didn't last more than a year before it was toast...he sent it back.

I've never delt with them personally, and I'm sure they do have many satified customers, but I just thought I'd let you know what I've heard.

Hope it helps

Rev · 09-12-2002, 08:00 PM

I'm using their stall converter (2500 RPM) and it's been good for more than a year. It stalls right about 2550 where it's supposed to.

Rev

DRASTiK · 09-14-2002, 04:27 PM

I put a street fighter C-4 in my 69 a while back, and had nothing but problems with it. They sent it to me with a bad valve body in it, and they sent a torque converter that was stamped with the right part number, but it was the wrong one. After getting those two things replaced (meanwhile my car was down for almost a month waiting for them), the tranny ran okay for about 6 months before it started clunking into gears. Then it gave out completely just after a year (which is how long the warranty was), so I was then SOL. Once I got the correct converter, I had no problems with it (meaning converter only). But the tranny was a P.O.S. Supposedly all of their trannys are dyno tested before leaving the factory, yeah, horse crap.

09-08-2002, 02:14 PM	#1
tfish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Santa Rosa CA Posts: 35	TCI Street Fighter Tranny Anyone have a TCI Street Fighter tranny in their car. My son and I "tried" to rebuild his C4 with no luck..(atleast we tried)..it's a 67 with a 289 (being built up slowly) Daily driver. Tony and AJ

09-12-2002, 12:21 AM	#3
Frankenstang65 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 79	My friend put a TCI street fighter in his 66 coupe and had some problems with it. It lasted just a little over a year of pretty easy driving (not constant racing or anything like that). Becuase the warrantee period had expired (by under a month) TCI refused to do anything about it...and this is for a tranny that is supposed to be "street/strip" and rated to something like 450hp. My friends car has no where near that...so there shouldnt have been a problem. Also, when he got the tranny out they found that the converter, which had been purchased at the same time, was already worn out...so he was forced to replace that as well. He swears never to buy another TCI product again. Another friend had one in his Chevelle for a while...and it didn't last more than a year before it was toast...he sent it back. I've never delt with them personally, and I'm sure they do have many satified customers, but I just thought I'd let you know what I've heard. Hope it helps __________________ 1965 Coupe: 351W, comp cam, Aluminum Systemax II heads (2.02/1.60), 1.7 Cobra full roller rockers, Edelbrock intake, Holley 650 double pumper, Mallory Unilite, MSD-6AL, MSD Blaster 2 coil, MSD heli-core plug wires, Hedman headers, 2 1/2" exhaust (GT style) w/ 40 series delta flows, 69 C4 w/ shift kit, shelby traction bars, 3.55:1 rear Daily Driver: 1989 GT- 5spd, K&N (no silencer), Shorty Headers, King Cobra Clutch, Flowmaster Force II Cat-back

09-12-2002, 08:00 PM	#4
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	Converter I'm using their stall converter (2500 RPM) and it's been good for more than a year. It stalls right about 2550 where it's supposed to. Rev __________________ '66 Coupe, 306, 350-375 HP, C-4, 13.07 e.t., 104.8 mph, 1/4 mi. O.B.C. #2 '66 coupe

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09-10-2002, 03:48 AM	#2
69fastback IRAQ VET Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: high desert California Posts: 1,480	I use a couple of TCI componets have found them to be a good company. I am happy with their products. I use a torque converter and manule shift valvebody from them and they work great.

09-14-2002, 04:27 PM	#5
DRASTiK Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Yuma, AZ Posts: 536	I put a street fighter C-4 in my 69 a while back, and had nothing but problems with it. They sent it to me with a bad valve body in it, and they sent a torque converter that was stamped with the right part number, but it was the wrong one. After getting those two things replaced (meanwhile my car was down for almost a month waiting for them), the tranny ran okay for about 6 months before it started clunking into gears. Then it gave out completely just after a year (which is how long the warranty was), so I was then SOL. Once I got the correct converter, I had no problems with it (meaning converter only). But the tranny was a P.O.S. Supposedly all of their trannys are dyno tested before leaving the factory, yeah, horse crap.