I got my 3500 converter restalled to 4000 and lost 5+mph!!

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12-31-2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Beau@Texas-Speed

I am leaning towards it being the converter. I would look into purchasing a name brand. In the case of converters, you really do get what you pay for.

Your a sponsor on here and Revmax is as well. Are you really bashing another LS1tech Sponsor?

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12-31-2013, 09:52 AM

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No I haven't contacted them yet. But when I installed the longtubes I still had the 3500 in. The car pulled like a freight train.. Then I got greedy lol and thought I could go faster by putting in a bigger converter. When I did that something didn't feel right. I took it to the track and lost 5mph.. I'm gonna change that converter and see what happens from there..

So you had a 3500 Revmax converter in the car and you were obviously pleased with it correct? Now you got the used converter restalled to a 4000 and you lost some MPH and E.T.?

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12-31-2013, 10:26 AM

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Your a sponsor on here and Revmax is as well. Are you really bashing another LS1tech Sponsor?

While, true, I suspect Beau overlooked that the converter was from Revmax as that was not mentioned before Beau made his first post.
Lets hope so anyway.

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12-31-2013, 10:52 AM

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IDK. On post #6 Beau asked what converter he had and on post #7 It was said it was a Revmax then on post #25 Beau bashes them calling them a no name converter/U get what you pay for!!

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01-02-2014, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by NewOrleansLT1

Ok so I had a GM hot cam in the my 94 Z28 and ran 11.98 @115 swapped that cam to a bigger custom cam and made 45rwhp extra. The trans went out after so I rebuilt it and went up on the stall. The car now runs 12.23 @110 with the same 60ft.. I thought bigger was better? WTF is going on?

Give us a call and we can discuss this and see what can be done. Sounds like the 4k stall is just too much stall for your particular setup. Once you get to high, the inefficiency really begins to take away any gains you MIGHT be able to pickup on the bottom end. We find that 3600 stall units are generally best on most LT build, and any higher really is detrimental.

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Originally Posted by peteggl

revmax is your problem...I went from a stock to a 3600 and my 60 ft time didn't move

I called and complained and they told me to suck it up because I didn't buy the 9.5 inch converter, so now I have a paperweight in my garage

You bough our entry level 278mm 11.5" converter. This is a great converter for a mostly stock car, but it will usually only pickup .1-.2 max on a 60'. It is best for people who want a little more slip than stock but not a full street strip converter. We can take this back against a 9.5" unit and go with whatever stall you like and get the 60's lower for you.

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03-07-2014, 11:33 PM

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sorry RevMaxx

Ok so since I posted this thread I've found several issues. I found a cracked spark plug, a bad coil, a bad opti bearing and my rotor rivets were loose. I then said screw it and swapped everything over to ODB2 to get rid of stall wall. Finally went to the track today and ran 11.375 @118.78, 1.52 60ft and even lifted the wheels a little. All with the Revmax 4000 I was complaining about. The stall is fine and doing exactly what it's suppose to do. I'm so satisfied how everything turned out...