What stall for a 4000# car, 224 cam, 3.89s?
08-04-2005, 03:45 PM
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What stall for a 4000# car, 224 cam, 3.89s? I'm helping a friend throw a LS1/4L60E combo in to an old impala. He's using a 224/112ls cam, and 3.89 gears. We're thinking a Yank 3000 will do him well, but I haven't used one in such a heavy car. Any suggestions?
08-04-2005, 05:04 PM
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Who the fu(k is this?! 
Hey Terry,
The 3000 will tend to act like a bigger converter, due to the extra weight. It sounds like a good choice, what is the STR. That will decide if it is streetable.
Hey Terry,
The 3000 will tend to act like a bigger converter, due to the extra weight. It sounds like a good choice, what is the STR. That will decide if it is streetable.
08-05-2005, 11:05 AM
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I have a Yank 3000 2.0 STR coupled to 3.73's on my basically stock 01 Z28, and it is a great converter, HOWEVER, I wish I would have gone bigger at least a 3400 stall 2.5 STR.
JMHO
SteveC
JMHO
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08-05-2005, 11:22 AM
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I have a GTO which is pretty close to 4000lbs and I have a PI Vig 3200 stall with a 2.5 STR and it working out great. I kind of want to go bigger but this is a DD so the 3200 is a perfect fit. If you don't plan on this car being a dd I would go for a Vig 3600 or something similar. The GTO has a 3.46 just for reference.
08-08-2005, 12:42 PM
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Hi guys! You'll never guess what I'm driving now-and-days. I have a modified Neon SRT4, and I'm building a 92 Mustang race toy. I guess I got LS1'd out.
This guy needs something very streetable. Do you think a Vig 2800 would fit the bill?
Terry
This guy needs something very streetable. Do you think a Vig 2800 would fit the bill?
Terry
08-09-2005, 02:46 PM
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An LS1 with that cam will benefit from more stall than that. The weight isn't going to increase the stall speed by more than a couple hundred rpm. If he wants to go fast, a 3500 is the minimum and a 4000 would be perfect. Just make sure the cooling is up to the job. For a daily driver, the vig 2800 will do fine. A Yank 3600 or TCI 3500 would also be ok.
