I told my friend that I might get a stall convertor for my car and he said that stalls are for track-only cars and that if I tried to drive a stalled car on the street that I would spinout everytime i accelerated. I told him: not if I take off slowly to which he replied: you are going to sit there until it reaches 3800 and then you will peelout.

I dont know much about stall convertors but I'm pretty sure that they are streetable correct?

 

Just tuned a 4400 Fuddle today with a MS3. It was fine.

 

Umm.. unless you've lost control of your right foot, you shouldn't have any trouble.

Infact, a higher stall can sometimes make the car more drivable in loose conditions, i.e. snow. Because the tires don't try to spin when you put the car in drive.

 

Consider that the stock converter stalls approx. to 1600. Show him that your car moves below 1600 now. That should pretty much take care of it.

Also, I agree, under adverse conditions such as snow, stall converters actually can make drivability easier.

 

Tell your friend that he is an idiot......

 

your friend is retarded. My 3200 moves at 1600 rpms.unless you put your foot on the brake everytime you take off and then let off when you hit 3200. then youll be spinning. I wish i had gotten at least a 3600 now that ive got this one.

 

Your friend is wrong.

 

second this.........I've had a 3500 - a 4000 stall for 4 years now. They don't lock till that spped the car still moves normal just rervs a lil higher.

 

Look here for info on this

http://www.converter.cc/faq/faq.htm

 

3800 Fuddle here and have no problems driving it !

 

midwest 3500 w/2.0str here and I drive my car 19 miles each way to work in stop and go traffic everyday. I have had no problems at all.

 

Tell your friend to stop giving people advice until he has a clue what he's talking about. Clearly, he knows nothing about torque converters.

 

ask him why when you put a car in gear with a 3000+ stall converter it moves on its own, or with little peddle effort and low RPM.

 

ST Yank 4000 here. I drive it everyday. I must not have any tread left on my tires from spinning out all the time Your friend doesn't know what he's talking about.

 

What they all said. I've had no problems with my Midwest 3200 or Fuddle 4000.

 

you dont have any driveability issues cruising through parking lots or stop and go traffic and your gas consumption stays pretty reasonable when you driving "normal"?

 

Please let us know what his response is after you bitch-slap him.

 

My Vig 3200 feels almost stock when driving normally, I forget it is there if Im not thinking about it. I think a 4000+ stall would not be out of the question.

 

dont be afraid of a 3500 stall on your ls1 it drives pretty normal till yah get on it.. i drove my tci 3500 on the snow and over icy bridges and i had no problems .. i think it might have been actually easier since the convertor is slipping down low a bit