ive read all the posts on the converters and all i've heard is they take more pedal to make it move faster... so i was wondering what is the point of them like what exactly does a 3800 stall do, what is the point of buying them. As you can tell im pretty new to the whole thing i just got my t/a about a month ago. By the way it's a 95 LT1 vert

 

you haven't read all the converter posts if you are askin that question. take a few hours and dig into this site. pretty much every question has been answered at least four times.

 

This might help:
http://fuddleracing.com/wst_page3.html

Another little mentioned advantage when going to a stall converter from the LT1's 298mm converter is that the parobolic curve on the pump is far steeper allowing better fluid movement in the new converter. It really helps an LT1's drivetrain get out of its own way.

 

The point is that you make a lot more power at 3800 rpm, so when you punch it you'll be hauling ***** instead of waiting to reach the powerband. You won't be pulling 1.5-1.6 60's NA with the stock converter either.

 

hey sux2bu.....SHUT UP......everyone else thank you

 

He has a valid point. The same "waht does a converter do", or how does it work, or "do I have to spin to the stall speed to move the car?" questions gets asked ALL THE TIME, along with quite a few others that appear again every day or two. Searching can go a LONG way.

 

dudes i dont give a ****... if your not going to answer my question then shut the **** up and leave it alone. It's easier for you to just not type a reply then to go off about it

 

oh and btw the search thing on my comp doesnt work it just takes me to a page that says page not found

 

yeah well all the legit questions that arent re-runs get burried under the "what does a stall do" questions.

 

While you have a point, so does sux. And you are the only one "going off".

Search doesn't work for you? The LS1tech.com search button that is third from the right up top?

 

im not going off im just stating my opinion becuase im the one who started the thread so therefore im just trying to tell people that you can either be a nice person and help or just don't say anything at all, because I for one don't know much about cars yet and i know a lot of people on here do so i'm asking for their help

 

get em cam

 

I wish I was a moderator here too, because I wouldn't hesitate to give 95lt1ta a little break right now for acting like such a condescending *******.

If someone makes a thread and the one of the first responses is "try searching for it", it's not because we're trying to be smartasses. It's simply because there's plenty of information out there already and the question has been asked numerous times. Besides, no one was "going off" except you. You say you don't know much about cars, but the rest of us here do. Does that mean you have the right to march in and start telling everyone to "shut the f*** up" like you did? HA, I don't think so.

If you want help from anyone, you'd damn well better act mature enough to earn it. Better learn that quick or you won't get anywhere in life. No one will be helping or teaching you anything with that attitude of yours.

 

The higher stall converter will slip your engine into a higher rpm range. This in turn will put more power and torque to the tires, making your car haul ***. A 3800 rpm stall will only acheive 3800 stall at WOT with the rear wheels not turning. Usually, under lighter throttle, your car will start moving with as little as 800-900 rpm, but the harder you jab the throttle, the more it will slip your engine into its sweet spot.

There are some great explanations at the web sites of the manufacturers of converters on the right like Yank, TCI and Fuddle. Read the FAQs and come back here if you still need more answers.

 

obviously you can't read can ya buddy i clearly said my searchbar doesnt work it takes me to the page that says "page can't be found' so HA


and to patrick g....thank you, you were very helpful thats all i was asking for the whole time and i appriciate it

 

You need to figure out why it's not working, make sure you are doing everything correctly, etc.

Let a mod/admin know if your search button honestly doesn't work. You cannot survive in this forum without the serach button. Well, maybe you can, but it would suck.

 

I'm closing this. Patrick has provided a useful answer and the rest of this is BS.

Participation here is voluntary. Questions get re-asked all the time. If you don't want to answer a question, then leave it be. Let someone else deal with it. You guys are not the search police. If you want to suggest searching or simply expanding the number of days posts shown to a newbie, please do it in a polite, non-condensending manner. FWIW, fequently search is not effective for a total newbie as he may not knowthe right key word to use to get reasonable search results.