3200 stall converter too much?

[StinkinLincoln]

im thinking if i get one, i might as well get like a 3800, b.c i might get a bigger cam in the future, but i have alos been kicking around the idea of a g-force t5...i know i could be faster in the 1/4 w/ the 5 speed if i can shift right and keep a clutch in it...

 

[Gearbanger 101]

...i know i could be faster in the 1/4 w/ the 5 speed if i can shift right and keep a clutch in it...

Don't be too certain of that. About 90% of the fastest cars I've ever seen at the track don't have three pedals.

 

[95trippleblack]

I have a Dirty Dog 11.25 inch Alan said it would stall around 3k with my power and heavy car. Its not much different then my stock 02 v6 12 inch stalls about 200 RPMS higher. I would go 3200 at least and to get that your going to need a 10 inch or smaller.
Here is a chart of how its stalling leaving off idle
View attachment 317940

 

[StinkinLincoln]

PI said 9.5 stallion 32-3400. im thinking more of a 3800, i want this bad boy to leave like a bat out of hell! im just going to foot brake so the higher the better, my cam is only .512 lift and 218/224 duration, but a tech at work that has a 9 sec fairlane said he used a cam very similar to mine, just had more duration and he spun it to 7k in a sand drag 360 motor. he said that cam will spin to 6500 like i want to w/ no problem. so i figured what the heck, put 4.10's in it so i can keep up w/ the 5 speeds.

 

[94GTLaserRC]

PI said 9.5 stallion 32-3400. im thinking more of a 3800, i want this bad boy to leave like a bat out of hell! im just going to foot brake so the higher the better, my cam is only .512 lift and 218/224 duration, but a tech at work that has a 9 sec fairlane said he used a cam very similar to mine, just had more duration and he spun it to 7k in a sand drag 360 motor. he said that cam will spin to 6500 like i want to w/ no problem. so i figured what the heck, put 4.10's in it so i can keep up w/ the 5 speeds.

3800 is WAY to high...You're missing out on a good part of the power band!
RC

 

[Redsnk95]

So is my 6000 rpm 8" converter too much?

IMHO, for a track only motor you wil want a converter about 1200 stall under the shift point, now if you are more concerned with a street car make that number about 1500-1800. The tighter the converter the more it will lock up (but wheel speed helps), thus creating more MPH at the track. This is a very vague explanation though.

Lenny at www.ultimateconverter.com is the only person I trust with my converter. See my ETs to prove it.

 

[94GTLaserRC]

So is my 6000 rpm 8" converter too much?


Lenny at www.ultimateconverter.com is the only person I trust with my converter. See my ETs to prove it.

NO, but we are Mere mortals, and you are "you" It's like comparing sardines to King Crab legs.

RC

 

[StinkinLincoln]

lol thats funny.

i look at it this way, shifts will be between 6k and 6500, all depends on where the cam stops pulling, i get valve float at 6k right now so im tackling that next.

i need to launch as high as i can w/ the foot brake, max tq is in the 4k to 4500 range, i will now exactly when i do my next datalog

i want this thing to be streetable (i have a cooler, and lock up ) but i still want to fly down the track, w/ a 3600-3800 i can foot brake 3k to 3300, somewhere in there.

 

[4Jenna]

LOL