jay_99z

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Well I guess we can disagree. I don't think any amount of internet arguing will change our views. There is enough information out there for the original poster to search and come to his own conclusion.

Ragtop 99

iTrader: (7)

I think I could do it. Start with a bone stock 2.73 with factory 16" GSCs and I'll pick up .5 easy. Nice thing about a 4000 stall and low gearing is that it is much easier to roll into the throttle than trying this with a 3000 stall and factory tires. If the 4000 stall is a low STR unit like the SY4000, it will be even easier. The two easiest cars to launch on the street that I ever drove were YTP 4200 & 3.23s (mine) and an SS with a SY 3500, 3.23s, and the standard 17" SS tires.

Yes, drag radials would make it much easier.

BubaGumpShrimp

iTrader: (1)

well im basically stock (lid,muffler--not a catback and a stall). Stock i ran 13.4-13.5's all day long. Put a lid on then the stall and went down to 13.0 and spinning like hell 2.1 60's so there is a bunch more et in that combo.. Since then i put on the muffler i also changed the converter to a 3,800-4,000 stall and less str. Take offs are much easier as i can roll into the throttle and shift extention doesnt drop below 5k. Now all i have to do is get thoes mt et drag's and ill be set. So a stock car can definately drop .5 with a 3k converter and a bit more with a higher stall. This topic has been beat to death and if you do enough research you will find that 3,500 is the sweetspot for a stock car and a few mods. I got the 4k for future mods.

s346k

iTrader: (4)

the car was completely stock except for a lid and 373 gears. i added a 4k stall (still on the stock tune) - it went like this:

8.73 @ 83
to
8.18 @ 80 banging the limiter on 2-3 roughly 7-8 times. i added a 4k stall and drag radials, nothing else.

with bolt-ons i was down to 7.68-7.71 @ 87-88 before i sold the car.

SDB

iTrader: (7)

again.....the poster said completely stock...no lid, exhaust, drag radials, 3.73 gears...etc. I am saying that a 4000 converter in a copletely bone stock car is a mismatch, and will not perform as well as a 3000-3500 stall, and will not get .5-.8 in the quarter with no other supporting mods at all.

DONE

BubaGumpShrimp

iTrader: (1)

oh yea like a lid and a muffler really wakes up a stall, please. A lid adv 8hp and a muffler around 5hp and maybe .10 in the 1/4. So come on man your trying to split hairs to save your . Now if you want to say that switching from a 3,500 stall to a 4,000 stall wont net much difference i would agree with.

waterbug1999

iTrader: (3)

Well, when he adds the 4K stall, he will need new tires shortly after. So, get some drag radials!

s346k

iTrader: (4)

i disagree. the gears and lid were worth next to nothing over what the car ran bone stock. .5 from a 4k stall and drag radials (assuming a tune for it to work PROPERLY) is the least of gains to be had. mismatched? nah...but it will perform WAY better down the 1320 vs. a stock stall.

a 4k stalled car will outperform a 3-3.5k stalled car assuming they're both stock. there is no argument to this.