Well I'm getting vibes from the engine while in park and driving from about 1500-2500 rpms.I am going to double check tonight and make sure the flywheel and coverter aren't wobbleing but I'm sure the coverter is causing it.It also has been locking up left and right just cruising so that is getting old.Which converter do you guys with stalls recomend?I don't want to spend too much,maybe 200-250 if that,pretty much as cheap as possible.I want to swap to a t56 when I do the 350 but it's not definate yet.

 

Search ebay, TC that are selling for cheap.

 

I'll be going through Summit as I get $20 for every 500 I spend at the store.

 

B&M tork master 2400 $239.99(jegs price) not the best of stalls but thats the only one thats under $250

 

I could probably go 300 but I have to kinda sneak it passed the wife

 

i bought a roadrunner converter from ebay for 170 shipped. capable of 500 hp and stalls out between 2200-2600. I sold it to mysticwizard

 

As long as it's better than stock or at least equal then I'm good.I just talked to Summit and he said that a 2,000 stall would probably be good and it was a b&m for 215.

 

TCI saturday nite special $295.99(jegs price) its a 2000rpm stall they also have the sizzler($214) but thats like a stock stall. if you plan on doing a trans swap I wouldn't get an aftermarket stall get a vette or S10 stall. I think the vette is like 2200 and the S10 would be about the same on a V8

 

I'm not sure if I'll do a trans swap.I may do the Sat. night special.What stall speed would work best,pros.?

 

for a TPI I'd say 2500ish rpm

 

Sorry,converters are new to me,what does the higher stall do really?

 

allows you to bring the engine revs up higher before appling torque to the wheels

 

Does it still take off from a stoplight like normal?So instead of power braking and having the wheels spin at 1,600,they would start to spin at 2,400 with a 2,400 stall?How bout on the hwy,what would the diff be?

 

if u don't floor it, it will drive like a normal car. When u floor it from a dead stop it will plant the torque at a certian rpm. For example. let say u have a 2k stall. U idle at 800 rpm. When u floor it, ur rpm will show 2800 rpm then it will plant the torque to the floor. I believe that how it works. Kinda like dropping the clutch

 

I use a S-10 converter behind my 383. No problems so far. Best 60 was 1.71 and that was just off idle with it. Couldnt beat the price from GM under 200 bucks.

 

Well,I like to floor it off the line once and awhile.If that's how it works then I will just go with a good stocker.If I hit the gas I want it to go,not rev to 2,800 then take off.It would be good at the track but for daily driving?Wouldn't that feel like a slipping tranny?I'm sure others will chime in and have good input also but I don't want to put one in and not like it.

 

I don't know what phat89ta is talking about. if you floor it it will still go. you wouldn't know it was slipping. its more like its not appling all the power until the the stall speed. I have a friend that had an ls1 camaro with a 3000 stall and it would light up the tires off idle

 

Well,Del and Travis have'em and I don't hear them complaining.I need to take a ride in one of their,sorry Travis,Dels car and see how it does.Problem is I want to out the new one in asap.I'm taking the tranny out of my 87 runner saturday and taking it to Fresno for a new one.So I should do it this weeknd too.

 

from first hand experience with my 2400 stall, no difference when driving like normal, but if u punch it off the line, it slips more up to its rated stall speed, so its bringing the rpms much faster to that specific rpm.

your supposed to want a stall rated right under your peak torque.

so for a tpi, 2500 is about right.

 

Even for a 305?I was thinking of going with the2,000.What about while you're cruising,would you feel it slip till it got to it's stall speed?

 

no

 

Picking a stall can help/hurt your ride if you don't choose correctly.
Your stall now is in the 1600's somewhere I think, and moving it to 2000 shouldn't be too much of a difference until you hit the track and are able to hold those rpm's higher.
Personally, since you're changing the motor/tranny maybe later, I wouldn't waste the $200 and time to drop the tranny if it ain't broke.
If you're set on doing it, I would go with 2000 or lower if stockish if cheaper, because I don't think you'd really utilize a 2400+ as it stands.
I don't take full advantage of my 2400 stall as much as I should, hopefully I can work on that this year.

 

If it needs it then I may as well buy a decent one to hold me over.I just need to unbolt the tc and see if the vibe still exists.It may just be in need of a tune up which I will also check.I do on the other hand need to buy a new slip yoke and ujoints,they are really bad.

 

i think a good 2200-2600 stall would be good for 305 and 350, if ur getting a 350 and still keeping the tpi

 

A 2400 or 2500 would work fine for your application. I'd recommend something with a low STR rating so that you don't just roast the tires on take off on your street tires.

If you drive a stalled car normally you don't feel a difference. As soon as you step on it the rpms rise very quickly to the stall speed and the full amount of power is applied through the converter. The STR rating also plays a factor in how much power is multiplied. Also decide whether or not you want to pay for WOT lockup capability.

If you're swapping trannys and you're positive it's the converter, just buy a stock replacement. $130 from natpro.

Also you WILL need a tranny cooler with an aftermarket stall. Heat is an auto's enemy and an aftermarket stall gets hot quick. B&M sells some for about $40 bucks and they're decent.

 

make sure to get a transgo shift kit. damn steve u straight overhauling ur car.

 

I have been purchasing a few things for it My tires were 900 bucks.Some guys the other day wanted me to do a burnout but I just got the tires and I'm not wasting them.

 

what kinda tires did you get for 900??

 

better be slicks all the way around!

 

I bought Falken Fk451's.It actually came to 876.They were the tires that I bought for the mustang and I liked'em.They grip really well.The other day on the way to work at 6:30 in the morning some guys flashed me and when he passed and I could see again I noticed that somebody had hit a deer and it was in my lane.Now I scrape on pine cones so this thing would have ripped off my bumper.I had to jerk the wheel really fast to get around it and the car stuck to the road really well and that was at 60-65.They are for 18's so there a bit more expensive.
http://www.falkentire.com/tires_451.htm

 

Heres an inside video of an ls1 with a 3200 stall. It gives u an idea of what u expect with a higher stall.http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...25A2F4ED5C.htm

Heres another one with a 3800 stallhttp://video.ls1tech.com/search/stall+converter/0/3E827636-289D-4195-98C2-484B670898F1.htm

 

That was an annoying video to watch.I will just have to take a ride in a car with one.