Fast GTO

I have this unreasonable fear about losing driveability if I get a stall, the problem is that I am now realizing that doing a cam on this car without a stall is pretty worthless since you lose a lot of low end power.

With that said I was wondering what you all thought about doing a 3K stall with a 224/228 .581/.588 114lsa?

As you can see in my sig I already have a set of heads that are ported polished and coated.

The heads flow:

.5---289.1
.55--301.8
.6---299.2
.65--298.9

1) Is 400rwhp realistic with this setup?
2) How much driveability will be sacrificed going with a 3K stall?
3) How does a 3K stall effect going WOT at 90MPH? I do a lot of WOT runs against european cars on the autobahn.
4) What is the life expectancy of a 3K stall with the cam mentioned?

I really appreciate the help.

jmm98LS1

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1) I would think so, but remember a stalled car usually dyno's lower.
2) The term 'driveability' is very subjective. After installing a 3k stall, you'll ask yourself why you waited so long to do so (personally I'd go 3500 stall w/your cam but 3000 will work)
3) Can't answer this one, usually by the time I hit 90mph I've already been at WOT for a lil bit . My thought is it should be a big improvement over stock.
4) As long as you get a good sized tranny cooler to keep the temps down, life expectancy won't be far off from stock.

darrensls1

What he said.

Let me just say for the record that I had the same fears as you do. I was so afraid of not being able to get used to a "loose" converter that I almost bought a 2800 stall (whew, dodged a major bullet there). Someone wanted to sell a new TCI 3500 (they bought it and then changed thier minds) so I picked it up at a very good price.

Wow! I am soooo glad I didn't get a baby converter. In fact, I am so used to (and loving) the 3500 stall that I am wishing I had gone a little bigger. I strongly suggest getting a 3500-3800 stall and never looking back.

RICEETER

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JB00SS

agree with everyone. my 4k is perfect for my car and drives like a dream. i am very happy. If i were you do 3500 no less... just my 2 cents

BlackHawk T/A

iTrader: (3)

The durability of the converter should be fine, its your tranny that you should start to worry about with those high speed runs...

RevGTO

iTrader: (12)

Your proposed combo should feel great on the street, although a 3000 would be considered small by most with a cam of that size.

01_ram-air

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Most people that go that "small" regret it and say that they wish that they had gone bigger. Do it right the first time. I would recommend a 3600 at least. I daily drive my 4000

Fast GTO

I am thinking that a 3200 will be good, don't the fuddles come with a lockup feature?

jmm98LS1

iTrader: (28)

No matter what brand of converter you choose for your 4l60e, it will have lockup capability. Fuddle makes an awesome converter for an awesome price, and I believe he'll restall it to 3600 for free WHEN you decide that 3200 wasn't quite big enough.

ohsofast

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I would not get anything less than 3500.

2k1z28

SSF 3500 here and took some getting used the first day. after that it drove and still feels normal. performance wise i can't comment because i have yet to test her against someone.
one thing is for sure; tapping the gas pedal will break my es100's loose (i have 3.23's) so dr's are probably going on next.

just get at least a 3500, my car is a dd and i think it is very streetable.

Cokeroker

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General rule:

Decide on the CAM you want...and go one smaller.
Decide on the STALL you want... and go one bigger.

I personally had the TCI3500 and loved it. Stepped up to 4500 and lost my mind.

3500 gets my vote for streetability

coker

Strahley

iTrader: (4)

My 4k stall is easily streetable. I used to daily drive on it, but I have another car for that now. Performance wise it's not helping me since I don't have a matching cam and gears, so make sure you pick your combination right before you buy stuff