3200 or 3600 stall for my LT1?
06-19-2008, 11:49 PM
#1
3200 or 3600 stall for my LT1? I'm planning on buying a converter pretty soon. My choices are narrowed down to 3 companies: Edge, Yank, or PI. Which one do you guys prefer and which stall speed should it be at? Soon after installing the converter I am going to switch to 3.73's. Later on down the road there will be a cam, heads, and intake swap. The car is only driven on the weekends but want it be reliable to make trips in. So what do you guys think? Hit me up some opinions and some of your success and failures w/different types of converters and their stall speeds. Thanks!
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06-20-2008, 03:34 PM
#10
I have had about all of them including 10 others not listed in this thread in various cars.
The two I really like for the street besides the ones listed is pro-torque and Circle D who is a sponsor here.
The only ones I will buy from now on are Circle D. When you call you get a person on the line and no bs or run around Chris stands behind his work 100%. It didnt hurt that the converter swap and trans rebuild the first run was 11.7 which was a new personal best (old best 12.1). A few more runs got me to 11.5, and I was still spinning a little in the 60'. It hits hard and after a tank of gas you'll forget its there unless you nail it.
If you drive it in the city quite a bit in stop and go I might go for the 3200. BUT if most of your driving is highway with minimal stop and go, take the 3600 because you'll never notice it unless its doing its job in that situation, and it will be a real bully when you decide to show off. The 3600 should offer better performance because thats getting high enough to actually see some shift extension.
Don't forget the shift kit or you may not like any of em, and get a nice big trans cooler (plate style).
The two I really like for the street besides the ones listed is pro-torque and Circle D who is a sponsor here.
The only ones I will buy from now on are Circle D. When you call you get a person on the line and no bs or run around Chris stands behind his work 100%. It didnt hurt that the converter swap and trans rebuild the first run was 11.7 which was a new personal best (old best 12.1). A few more runs got me to 11.5, and I was still spinning a little in the 60'. It hits hard and after a tank of gas you'll forget its there unless you nail it.
If you drive it in the city quite a bit in stop and go I might go for the 3200. BUT if most of your driving is highway with minimal stop and go, take the 3600 because you'll never notice it unless its doing its job in that situation, and it will be a real bully when you decide to show off. The 3600 should offer better performance because thats getting high enough to actually see some shift extension.
Don't forget the shift kit or you may not like any of em, and get a nice big trans cooler (plate style).
06-20-2008, 04:23 PM
#11
you might want to find someone who has a 3600 with the set up you are headed for and drive it. While the higher stall is great at the track the daily driving RPM's will be up getting the car going.
The cam and TC should be selected as a package in terms of TC stall and where the cam makes power so consider what cam you are headed for and get the right stall.
everyone has their own likes....sometimes cam & stall are bigger than needed :-)
06-20-2008, 07:37 PM
#13
Something to consider if you are not yet aware of is that Precision Industries under rates their converters. So there 3200 stall is really ~3500 and their 3500 ~3800. Honestly you cant tell which converter is right for you until you have the heads and cam figured out. If you were going the route of a small cam then a larger stall would probaly not be what you may want etc. etc. but if your going the typical LE2/Ai 200cc route then something like the Yank SS3600, SS4000, or PI (Vigilante) 3500 would all probaly be good choices.
06-21-2008, 05:43 AM
#14
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