speedtigger

iTrader: (16)

The car:
3700 lbs
5.3 9.5:1 with 224 @.050 cam
4l60 trans
3.73 gears

Minimum size stall converter to acheive a 1.8 60ft time?

twitchtwice

iTrader: (12)

yeah with a good set of tires it wouldnt take much to get those times. i had a 3200 edge that was putting me at 1.9 with the absolute worst launches in the world .

WhitePhoenix99

iTrader: (12)

What are your current 60' times with your setup?

WrenchinMonkeys

I would go with anything above a 3000 stall...you will absolutely love it and with a good set of tires...1.60-1.80 60ft. times are achievable

thunderstruck507

iTrader: (18)

my best is a 1.79 so far, slightly spinning nitto drag radials

yank ss3600 and I love it on the street, very tight

jimmyblue

iTrader: (11)

In my experience, suspension and tires matter more.
Can't get below 1.9x, spinning all the way out, on
street tires or MT ET Streets.

speedtigger

iTrader: (16)

Thanx Thunderstruck. Is that with the Chevelle in your signature? Also, that Comp Cam in your signature, is that 224 intake - 230 exhaust? How do you like that cam?

ULTIMATEORANGESS

iTrader: (4)

i got a 1.7 60 on my shitty midwest 3200 and nittos.

speedtigger

iTrader: (16)

How much cam are you running?

ULTIMATEORANGESS

iTrader: (4)

at that time stock cam i think.

you know what. i had an 02 ls6 cam.

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

A 3000 converter could cut those times..

But why so small and such a slow 60' goal?

skat

iTrader: (3)

I cut alot of high 1.6 60's with my 3600 on M/T Sportsman Pros 26/9.50 on some old salad shooters. My mods are in sig. Motor is 100% stock, rear end and gears too.

speedtigger

iTrader: (16)

This is a street car. I know that my suspension will deliver on a 1.8 on my street tires. I am not building this car for slicks or drag radials. I just want enough converter so it is not lazy.

Mike Morris

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With the right converter it will be easy. I have a 3800 billet and have driven the car in traffic,3 hour trips blah blah. At the track with Mickeys 1.7s everytime with stock rear. Hell I would have gone with a 4000 stall if I did it again with the stock cam.

SAPS

i got a 1.8 on my first time ever to the track on street tires!

see sig.

SMALLBLOCKHERO

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im basically stock 100k, with headers and a SS3600 yank and 3.73's . it cuts consistant 1.80's on DR's. I should be cuttin 1.7X's regularly.

speedtigger

iTrader: (16)

That is good to hear. I really want the tightest converter that will deliver a 1.8. I generally find high stalls annoying on the street. You are the 2nd person I have seen running a fairly tight converter with the 224/230 cam. Is that the Comp Cam?

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

If that is all you want.. Go 3000-3200. I of course suggest more... But if that is truly all you want, it will meet your goals and make you happy.

lemons12

iTrader: (71)

Look at something in a 2.2 STR, that will help on keeping the "tight" feeling on the street.

speedtigger

iTrader: (16)

This Stall Torque Ratio is something new to me. That terminology was not used back in the day when I was racing. I will tell the guys at the converter company that I want it to drive "tight" on the street. I am just glad to hear that you can specify such things these days.