I bought and built my motor when I was younger and at the time, for reasons I don't remember, I had them install a Comp 292 cam. From what I remember it starts doing it's thing at 2500rpm's. I had stock rear gears, 3:00 and I now have 4:62. What stall do you guys recommend? My car always felt like a rubberband. I am unsure what my stall is and have NOT been able to drive the car yet with the new gears. I would like to get something that would help just off of idle or like 1900. Would that help? Or do I need to follow some guide line? Am I stuck with the rubberband feel? Or will the gear swap help? Obviously I will be seeing how it feels once I do get it driveable, I am just wondering what to do if I am not liking it.
4.62's. Wow. I guess you don't plan on any highway driving. I'd drive it first and see what it feels like. If you need some more convertor I'd go for a 22-2500 stall. You won't need much just to run down to the local restaurant for a piece of pie.
lol.. The restauraunt with pie around here is a "quarter mile" away . I been thinking about it and I may go with the 2200 stall... if I feel the need.
I'd definately got with a small stall converter over a stock stall. This gives it more driveability as well. Buddy had a big cam (dont remember specs) in a 351w and with a stock converter, it would try to push the truck thru the stoplight while he was holding the brake on the floor. Once he swapped in a slightly higher stall this eliminated that problem as it wasn't "stalled" at an idle
I am sure what I have is not stock, I just don't know what it is. It was put in by a guy who fixed Mr Transmissions cluster. Been too long ago to remember. Hell... maybe it is lol. I just need to get feedback as to what some experts think it should be considering what I have if at all possible. There too expensive to try out lol.
I'm not sure what you mean by the rubberband thing or I'd comment further on that lol But, when you drop the car in gear at an idle, does it bog down considerably? Do you have to get the car to a higher RPM than idle to get it to move?
Hope this may help you understand what you have, or what you may need. http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/selecting_right_torque_converter/index.html
Thanks for the link. I will look at it tomorrow. The car does not bog or try to move when I put it in gear. When I punch it, it does not peel out. It takes off and as I reach about 20 mph then it really goes, but it seems like it should go even faster at that point. Main thing is that it does not peel out...well it didn't. Like I said, I have not tried it since the gear swap. Who knows, maybe it will be too much now lol...NAHHH. I hope to answer my questions in a couple of months.
without knowing all the specs of your build ( motor HP, carb., cam, tire size, transmission, rear gear and how the car will be driven...street...street/strip...strip only, it will be hard to pick the right converter the first time...even knowing all this you will still get different opinions. if you do know all of these, call a converter place and they can help you with what you need...call more than one place. Patches has had a 4200 and 3000 stall w/AOD and 3200, 3000 2800 1900 stall w/C-4 waiting on my 2800 to come back to reinstall, i think it will be best for my setup and the way i drive. the best way to get the best of both worlds...overdrive... JMO...Frank
I agree with Frank... best to call, and that article said so as well. Even off the shelf type converter places can help you pick one out Curious as to how this would work Frank... Say you have a 4.62 gear with a gear vendors. And a 4200 stall converter.. Once you hit overdrive wouldn't the RPM be to low to stall the converter?
