I am going to be getting a higher stall convertor (probably the vigalante 9.5" 2600 stall). I have heard a few people say that the trans. will not shift as hard as it used to. Is this true?

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350 TPI, 700R4(rebuilt), K&N's, MSD 6AL, Headers, Flowmaster, 160* stat, airfoil, MAF screens cut out. 13.88 @ 101.18 mph

 

I have never heard of nor have I expereinced a higher stall converter make a tranny shift worse.

 

In a rescent High Tech issue they installed a Vigilante and it did the same thing,but only the 2-3 shift not 1-2,I had the same experience in my car and did not know it was common,I installed a shift kit and it's solid now I would siggest doing both together

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89 FORMULA 350,WS6 SUSPENSION,FRESH 355 MOTOR,TCI 12" STREETFIGHTER,TRANSGO SHIFT KIT,3.70 GEARS,SLP REAR CONTROL ARMS/PANHARD,HOTCHKIS STB,FORMULA GP'S,FLOWMASTER EXHAUAST,58 MM BBK,MINIRAM INTAKE,ALL FREE MODS(HEADERS WAITING IN GARAGE)SLP 3/4",NO CATS,

 

A friend of mine put a higher stall in his truck which has a 327. He said that afterwards it didnt hit near as hard, whereas it used to break loose pretty good before. I think it was a 2500 or 3000 stall converter.

 

The transmission still shifts just as hard, the torque converter absorbs more of the shock when it stalls at a higher rpm.

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82 camaro--original steering wheel, brake/gas pedals, seats--everything else modified
82camaro

 

not quite as hard but not bad either.

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1989 firebird formula

Mods: converted from T.B.I. to a carburator 305 to a 350. Flowmater exhaust,hedman shortie hedders,202 heads,350 horse cam,bored.40 over, Edlebrock torker2 intake.

Future mods 400 performer rpm intake (polished) and 600 edlebrock carb, comp roller cam, and way better heads. orpossibly a 383 stroker?

 

I can't imagine any mechanical reason that would be true. The torque convertor has absolutaly nothing to do with shifting. I think the higher stall masks the effects of the shift kit because it couples at a much higher rpm.

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82 z28 350cid, vortec heads, comp 262h cam, Holley 600cfm carb, 2in twice pipes, MSD ignition, turbo 350 trans, 3.73 posi, manly b&m megashifter