Another question: On a freeway does a stall help or hurt the top end?
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Another question: On a freeway does a stall help or hurt the top end? I forgot to ask this before: On the freeway you are doing 65MPH and floor it will it pull harder or will it slow you down?
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From what i have heard the bigger the stall the more chances you have to pull a 6-speed on the highway..Dont know if it is true or not but if there is anybody else in here that knows about it..chime in!!
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Originally Posted by 99ls1guy
ive always wondered the same thing. if it will pull harder why do cars with a stall always trap so low? you see times like 12.2 at 110?? i ran a 12.9 at 109.8 with a cutout and lid
The cars trapping 110 on a 12.2 run more than likely have less rwhp than you do. They trap that high because of the higher stall converter. I've seen cars pick up 3mph from just a stall converter change.
Originally Posted by 99ls1guy
ive always wondered the same thing. if it will pull harder why do cars with a stall always trap so low? you see times like 12.2 at 110?? i ran a 12.9 at 109.8 with a cutout and lid
me- 12.8 @ 106mph, 273's. stall and lid only ( and nitto's). now some may say that trap is low- but i think that mindset is retarted. i think i got the most out of the car that could be gotten, with my given modifications and hp. if i went 112 and only went 12.8 i'd be PISSED! because i would know the car did not reach it's full potential.
The right high stall converter can make you deadly when racing from a roll. A lot of A4 racers trap lower than M6 cars because they run no gear. 2.73 and 3.23 gears usually mean you're riding the converter through the traps...by that I mean you've not surpassed the coupling point of the converter. Add more gear (like a 3.73 or or 4.10) and you'll see your mph come closer in line with the M6 cars in trap speed. Sadly, the gears won't necessarily net you much of a quicker ET, just a rise in mph. That's why so many racers just stick with higher stall converters and stock rear gears.
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
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2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
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I gained on highway runs. I can hang or now pull on cars that I could not with the stock converter. However, from a 60 puch you won't get a neck breaking down shift, more like a rev and pull as the above people have mentioned. I believe the trans slips some on a 4-2 wot downshift. However, if i'm setting up a race, i'll pull down into 2nd befor "honking the horn" so you won't have a slip or downshift delay when you go, you'll win more races 
I also gained about 1 to 2 mph at the track. I have 3.42 gears.
I also gained about 1 to 2 mph at the track. I have 3.42 gears.
Originally Posted by 99ls1guy
ive always wondered the same thing. if it will pull harder why do cars with a stall always trap so low? you see times like 12.2 at 110?? i ran a 12.9 at 109.8 with a cutout and lid
