For those contemplating a stall
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From: Turnin' Wrenches Infractions: 005
Get a triple disk converter and lock it WOT. Best of both worlds.
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From: Crosslanes WV
Well I took it to the track last night.. Best run was a
1.98 60
5.32 330
8.13 E/T
87.55 mph
I was pretty dissappointed with the numbers.. Traction was a serious issue though.. I really thought I could dip pretty deep into the 7's but guess not...
Mods in sig, let me know if I am off pace or not please
Now the big question.. watch the video.. Launching off idle the car would bite just long enough to bring up the nose and then start blowing the tires off so I started matting the throttle for just a second, then taking my foot completely out of it and almost instantly matting it again.. It was working pretty good for a few runs cause after matting it for the second time it seemed to be hooking pretty good.. On this run and soon as I matted it for the second time the car bogged, then backfired, and then sputtered a bit before it died.. Every light on the dash come on when I launched it.. I did get the car restarted after it died but it didnt want to start.. it cranked forever then finally hit and I drove it off the track, drove it all the way home too.. Everything seems fine with it other than the exhaust note is weird.. I think I blew the packing out of the Borla, if it has packing at all that is..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmWI8gecYFc
1.98 60
5.32 330
8.13 E/T
87.55 mph
I was pretty dissappointed with the numbers.. Traction was a serious issue though.. I really thought I could dip pretty deep into the 7's but guess not...
Mods in sig, let me know if I am off pace or not please
Now the big question.. watch the video.. Launching off idle the car would bite just long enough to bring up the nose and then start blowing the tires off so I started matting the throttle for just a second, then taking my foot completely out of it and almost instantly matting it again.. It was working pretty good for a few runs cause after matting it for the second time it seemed to be hooking pretty good.. On this run and soon as I matted it for the second time the car bogged, then backfired, and then sputtered a bit before it died.. Every light on the dash come on when I launched it.. I did get the car restarted after it died but it didnt want to start.. it cranked forever then finally hit and I drove it off the track, drove it all the way home too.. Everything seems fine with it other than the exhaust note is weird.. I think I blew the packing out of the Borla, if it has packing at all that is..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmWI8gecYFc
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From: Crosslanes WV
set of General's 275-40-17 that I treated with diesel fuel and mineral spirits in an attempt to get some more traction out of them... and no I'm not cheap, the class I race in requires a tire with a treadwear of 160 or better so I can't run DR's..
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
My only worry about a stall is that after my gear swap, it's alot harder to launch from a stop on street tires (DD).I'm refering to launch as a redlight/stop sign kinda launch, no track. If I 3600 stall it, I worry that I won't be able to reap the benifits from a stop, only a roll, is this a typical problem or no?
When I bought the car it had new corvette rims and tires, so I don't plan on slicks for a couple more years. So on a dd with street tires how is a stall gonna work? This is what I have trouble understanding. Seeing as no one around here has a stalled ls1 for me to ride in makes this decision difficult.
When I bought the car it had new corvette rims and tires, so I don't plan on slicks for a couple more years. So on a dd with street tires how is a stall gonna work? This is what I have trouble understanding. Seeing as no one around here has a stalled ls1 for me to ride in makes this decision difficult.
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From: Wichita KS / Rancho San Diego
Had a 3400 stall put in about 6 weeks ago. Finally had the tune updated over Labor Day weekend. The only thing that bothers me is around 1600 RPM (about 35mph in OD) when the it locks up... it kind of bogs and I have to mash the throttle harder than I ever used to to break it out of lockup, or force a downshift to D3. I think I'm just going to drive around town in D3 from now on. I asked the tuner about it and he said if he prevented it from locking up at low RPMs it would kill my hwy mileage. ...it just seems to lock up so easily now and the engine has to spool up much more to break it out. But other than that, I really love it.
Like you, I often manually select third gear for freeway onramps and other situations when I don't want lock-up to occur. I tuned out third gear lock-up.
Had a 3400 stall put in about 6 weeks ago. Finally had the tune updated over Labor Day weekend. The only thing that bothers me is around 1600 RPM (about 35mph in OD) when the it locks up... it kind of bogs and I have to mash the throttle harder than I ever used to to break it out of lockup, or force a downshift to D3. I think I'm just going to drive around town in D3 from now on. I asked the tuner about it and he said if he prevented it from locking up at low RPMs it would kill my hwy mileage. ...it just seems to lock up so easily now and the engine has to spool up much more to break it out. But other than that, I really love it.
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The back firing could be from the fuel not being combusted in the cylinder making the combustion event happen in the hot manifolds, making the combustion event come out the exhaust since it happened closer to the exit of the exhaust.
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From: Honolulu, Hawaii
What stall to go with? I have a 99 Camaro SS Auto Trans. I got a comp cam 223/231 610 if can remember some where around there. Im trying to figure out what stall to go with? 2800Stall? My Camaro is a every day driver.
Anything 3000 and smaller is a waste.
For people that say 4000 is too loose for daily duties and you should stick with a 3600... Do any of you realize how much of a difference there isn't between the two? Unless you drove them back to back, you would never notice the 100-200 rpm difference around town.60' would be about one tenth quick however.
If you want to stick on the small side, 3400.. You have 323s which will help put a little. Or go 373s and 3600. But then you are sacrificing highway mpg. Everything has a trade off.
For people that say 4000 is too loose for daily duties and you should stick with a 3600... Do any of you realize how much of a difference there isn't between the two? Unless you drove them back to back, you would never notice the 100-200 rpm difference around town.60' would be about one tenth quick however.
If you want to stick on the small side, 3400.. You have 323s which will help put a little. Or go 373s and 3600. But then you are sacrificing highway mpg. Everything has a trade off.
I bought my current car with a 4000 in it.
Nobody will buy a car with a converter in it? Lol
4000.
And people, stop calling it a stall!! It is a torque converter.
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From: Turnin' Wrenches Infractions: 005
Actually, I closed the cutout and let the old lady drive the car to the store (first time driving it ever) and she said she hardly noticed the SS4k....and she hates anything out of the ordinary. So man up
