4000 Stall Too Much?

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Apr 30, 2007 | 11:58 AM

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Matt D

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I daily drive mine and I have a TCI 4000. My old car had a 4600 and I daily drove that as well. Once it locks up, it is fine.

Apr 30, 2007 | 12:40 PM

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Go for a ride in a car that is set up the way you think you might want to set your car up. I don't mind a 4000 stall converter on the street at all. Some people hate it though. The car feels like a snowmobile until you get up in the higher rpms where the converter starts to really work. Sometimes I can barely feel the car shift. A big sloppy converter will also make it hard to keep the rpms down when you're trying to be quiet, especially if you have a loud exhaust system. Like when the fuzz is right behind you, creeping through your neighborhood late at night trying not to wake up the neighbors, etc etc...

Apr 30, 2007 | 03:07 PM

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I like my 4000 stall on the street..I ended up going with 3.42's because it is my daily driver..80 at 2500rpm's is manageable

Apr 30, 2007 | 04:46 PM

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Yeah, thats what I've been thinking. I'm planning on aggressive heads and cam with full exhaust so if I'm leaving stop lights at 3000+ all the time that might get a little annoying. I don't have anyone near me with a sports car, much less a stalled LS1 so I've got to go by opinions on here and vids. A higher stall looks manageable in the vids so I think I'll stick with the 4000. I'll just tell the cop I've got transmission issues if I get pulled over and maybe he will feel sorry for me and let me off.

May 1, 2007 | 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tj1320

An engine that needs a 4k stall is not going to be happy with a 3k converter. It will be a real slug. If you can't deal with the converter, you should be looking at a milder engine set up. You should really look at your goals and priorities before getting all gung ho about rwhp numbers and lopey sounding cams.

May 1, 2007 | 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Zger

Made that mistake, used a 3200 when I should have gone bigger;
She ran nice on the street but really bogged off the line and following shifts.
The 4K made a world of difference at WOT.

May 1, 2007 | 12:32 PM

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I watched some more vids from various sites and I think I'll stick with the 4000. The way the cars in those vids accelerated was amazing when they got on it.

May 2, 2007 | 11:52 AM

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i would go with a yank ss4000 my dads pt4400 seems pretty loose on the street for a daily driver...he is ms3/5.3 heads also and to keep up with traffic he is around 3k...with my ss3600 i am around 2200...i think the ss is more of a DD stall would not even second think running a ss4000 but anything higher is up to preference i guess...