PI 3000 lockup stall too much for a stock setup???

[blackLX91]

Ok it has been a while since ive been on here but now i'm back to being able to work on my stang a lil bit. I have a precision ind 9" 3000rpm lockup stall converter that i want to put in my car but i'm concerned that is is too big of a stall for a mostly stock car. I will be upgrading the combo in the coming year but the converter would be an easy install right now. I have a 93 cobra intake that is ported and a 70mm tb waiting to be installed, but no heads as of yet so i probably wont install it until after i get different heads. Do you think i'll be allright with just the converter for now or should i wait for the rest of the combo to make the change?

 

[71swing]

Bottom line a converter will either make a brake a combo!

First off when it comes to coverters you get what you play for.

Second, You should really get your combo to what you want it to be, before purchasing a new converter. Because everything goes into consideration for the new converter stall.

If you were to put a converter on a stock car that stalls at 3000rpms, Than you change lets say gears,cam, heads, ect. That same converter will no longer stall to 3000rpms.

You really need to leave the size and stall up to the builder based off your combo.

But if you are dead set on getting a converter now I would go for somthing in 2500-2700 stall range for a stock engine. Just keep in mined that you may need another converter down the road when you finish your combo to max it.

A good converter is not cheap they run an average of 600$

Lentech automotive makes a great product.

 

[ninety15.0]

Well i think the fact that he already has a converter means that he does not want to buy another one! Anyways, i think 3000 is a little high for a mostly stock car...but you do have 3.73's, full exhaust, and an intake....so i think you could benefit from it. I think that car would leave the line hard with stall like that! go for it! if it doesnt work out...its only a day to put the stocker back in there!

 

[UnderdogGN]

also, some converter companies can restall your converter at any time which would be way cheaper than buying a whole new converter. My Art Carr converter is only $100 plus shipping to have it restalled.

 

[blackLX91]

Well i was just wondering if it is worth trying to get the stall in the car this year while it is mostly stock, or if i should just wait until next year when i can hopefully get a cam, put on my cobra intake and maybe some gt40p's. I'll probably just wait to put the converter in over winter and just save up some $ to spend on the car in spring. I just ran across a set of gt40p's on craigslist that are ported polished and have been decked with a new set of tfs valve springs and the guy wasn't happy with them on his vert, but i wonder how they would respond to my car???
It is tempting and i know i'll kick myself later if i don't buy em now.

 

[82blackpony]

2000 on a stock is better....3000 loses some of the powerband... a 3000 may maketires spin better,but a 2000-2400 would prob make better times since it uses more of the powerband..

 

[Rdrcr]

Precision Industries makes the best torque converters in my opinion. The converter will work for you now, but it would be better for you to get it re-stalled by PI (I can't recall what they charge for it, but it was reasonable). However, even if you don't, you will have a blast driving the car. The high stall will really wake the car up.

I would also recommend a tranny cooler if you don't already have one. The nine inch converters transfer a ton of heat into the trasmission. I lost one transmission with my nine inch PI because of this.

Mike