Justa Z

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I know every one says you need the converter but its my dd and i dont really beat on the car, i have a race car to do that to I went 11.9's on a stock converter years ago but the cam was alot smaller. What do you think will the car drive like **** or what, i have the cam laying around thats why i ask

SlayerMaro

iTrader: (3)

Yeah, it will drive like ****.

96lt1m6

iTrader: (31)

if a stock ls1 responds very well to a large stall,i would think using a stock converter with a large cam like the T-REX would actually run slower than the factory set up..........BIG mistake and mismatch in parts!

Justa Z

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I had a 228/232 cam and stage 2 tea heads on a stock converter and it drove good just shifted hard into drive, but it went 11.9's is the trex that much bigger where it would make a difference?

Beaflag VonRathburg

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Get a 4000 or 4400 and be done with it.

Justa Z

iTrader: (17)

This is not the point of my post. I know what a converter does but i dont want to buy one, i have a th400 in my race car that will go in this one when i have money for the glide till then i want a nice camin car and dont want to wast money on a converter because i dont beat on the car. Will it drive/shift fine or will it blow up the trans?

Beaflag VonRathburg

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It's not going to drive worth a ****. It's going to feel like a complete dog down low.

kevin's_00ss

exactly big cam = dog in low rpm's and also if its your daily why the hell would you want a T-rex in it anyway, you claim to have a race car already and your already in the 11.9x's?

edit, read the part were you have the cam laying around.. Was it in your race car?

98_Formula

iTrader: (15)

sell the cam to me i have a 4k stall i'm ready for it!

i dont think u would enjoy the ride, those cams are all top end, i would think the car would surge and not want to move when ur dd'ing it.

WhosNXT

These guys are trying to help you. What they are saying is correct. A T Rex with factory converter is going so surge and drive horrible down low, that is not what you want especially for a DD. Either buy a stall or a new cam, or put that cam in with the factory stall so we can say "I told you so".

TXZ28LS1

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you will definitely need a stall bro!!! driving a TREX on a stock stall is just a waste of money.. and will more than likely run like ****.. so then youll get your a$$ probably handed to you by a guy with a verter and 224 cam cuz he had a good all around setup. then some guy will post saying he spanked a T-REX cammed car...DONT BE THAT GUY!!!

troopercar

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I understand your question and why it is killing you to look at a T-Rex just laying there, but it's too big to work properly with a stock stall. Oh, it'll run and it shouldn't hurt the tranny, but it'll be a pig off the line and like stated above buck and jerk no matter how good your tuner is. That is a m6 or high stall cam.

Seems to me like a lot of work to do just to have the car be very annoying to drive, probably will even slow it down except on the interstate. You can go with a larger than stock cam on a stock converter, just not THAT big.

Justa Z

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Thanks for the input guys, i wish i never sold all my 4l60e converters, now i have a bunch of th400 converters

Justa Z

iTrader: (17)

And to you No the cam in my race car is much bigger then a Trex buddy

1_bad_TA

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do you plan on using the cam?

Justa Z

iTrader: (17)

yes, did you ever use the draglights you bought off my buddy?

kevin's_00ss

I asked WAS it in your race car buddy, cause why would you have a t-rex laying around.

1_bad_TA

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Might be putting them on in the next week or two. I have everything except the spacers for the front.

Camaro396

iTrader: (14)

I put a MS4 in my car and with the stock converter it actually slowed the car down.

troopercar

iTrader: (6)

Has happened to many, many people. Classic hot rod mistake is the cam that is too big.