Matching cam with stall?
From what I've been told, you want your converter stall to be around 500rpm under the cams peak torque number. So if your cam makes peak torque at 4000 rpm, then you would want a 3400 to 3600 stall converter.
(I don't claim to know).
I've never heard to run a converter thats 1000rpm lower than the shift point. Thats just not streetable. It would burn up the trans extremely fast. That may be right for a true drag car. But nothing that runs on the street.
The point of an aftermarket converter is to stall somehwere in your torque range. 4300 seems high and impractical for a stock ls6. As long as your stall isn't where your motor makes low torque numbers, it will be okay for you. 3600 to 3800 would put that motor into a good torque band and get you up faster to your peak of 4800.
The point of an aftermarket converter is to stall somehwere in your torque range. 4300 seems high and impractical for a stock ls6. As long as your stall isn't where your motor makes low torque numbers, it will be okay for you. 3600 to 3800 would put that motor into a good torque band and get you up faster to your peak of 4800.
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You typically pick a converter thats 1000 under peak torque. That doesn't mean that the car won't perform well with other stall speeds. With our cars its pretty simple. If you want conservative (cam or not) stick with a 2800-3200. If you want decent performance with some loss of gas mileage (cam or not) go 3600. 4k-4400 I would reserve for cars getting away from the stock cam. Rear gearing will help or hurt you for drivability. 2.73s and 3.23s are going to make a converter drive like its slightly biger, 3.73s and 4.10s will help it seem like a smaller converter (good for gas mileage).
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You typically pick a converter thats 1000 under peak torque. That doesn't mean that the car won't perform well with other stall speeds. With our cars its pretty simple. If you want conservative (cam or not) stick with a 2800-3200. If you want decent performance with some loss of gas mileage (cam or not) go 3600. 4k-4400 I would reserve for cars getting away from the stock cam. Rear gearing will help or hurt you for drivability. 2.73s and 3.23s are going to make a converter drive like its slightly biger, 3.73s and 4.10s will help it seem like a smaller converter (good for gas mileage).
You typically pick a converter thats 1000 under peak torque. That doesn't mean that the car won't perform well with other stall speeds. With our cars its pretty simple. If you want conservative (cam or not) stick with a 2800-3200. If you want decent performance with some loss of gas mileage (cam or not) go 3600. 4k-4400 I would reserve for cars getting away from the stock cam. Rear gearing will help or hurt you for drivability. 2.73s and 3.23s are going to make a converter drive like its slightly biger, 3.73s and 4.10s will help it seem like a smaller converter (good for gas mileage).
I notice that the stock LS6 cam as well as aftermarket cams that we consider "conservative" tend to have higher number LSAs. These higher LSAs tend to retain, and sometimes even increase, the relatively high torque peak (4,800 rpm) associated with the stock LS6 for example.
On the other hand, less conservative aftermarket cams tend (at least seemingly) to have lower numbered LSAs, which tend to lower the torque peak rpm level somewhat.
Does that mean then, that conservative cams often require a higher stalls than so-called "radical" cams?
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You typically pick a converter thats 1000 under peak torque. That doesn't mean that the car won't perform well with other stall speeds. With our cars its pretty simple. If you want conservative (cam or not) stick with a 2800-3200. If you want decent performance with some loss of gas mileage (cam or not) go 3600. 4k-4400 I would reserve for cars getting away from the stock cam. Rear gearing will help or hurt you for drivability. 2.73s and 3.23s are going to make a converter drive like its slightly biger, 3.73s and 4.10s will help it seem like a smaller converter (good for gas mileage).
You typically pick a converter thats 1000 under peak torque. That doesn't mean that the car won't perform well with other stall speeds. With our cars its pretty simple. If you want conservative (cam or not) stick with a 2800-3200. If you want decent performance with some loss of gas mileage (cam or not) go 3600. 4k-4400 I would reserve for cars getting away from the stock cam. Rear gearing will help or hurt you for drivability. 2.73s and 3.23s are going to make a converter drive like its slightly biger, 3.73s and 4.10s will help it seem like a smaller converter (good for gas mileage).
So here is why I asked this question. I have a 6.0 with cnc 243s, 3400 yank and a cam that I got talked into. It is suppose to be for 10 lb of boost but my buddy said it will love the nitrous. I am wanting to get rid of the nitrous and run na. So I'm trying to pick a good cam on my own but I am clueless about cams. O and I have 3.73s
Any advice?
Any advice?
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So here is why I asked this question. I have a 6.0 with cnc 243s, 3400 yank and a cam that I got talked into. It is suppose to be for 10 lb of boost but my buddy said it will love the nitrous. I am wanting to get rid of the nitrous and run na. So I'm trying to pick a good cam on my own but I am clueless about cams. O and I have 3.73s
Any advice?
Any advice?
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So here is why I asked this question. I have a 6.0 with cnc 243s, 3400 yank and a cam that I got talked into. It is suppose to be for 10 lb of boost but my buddy said it will love the nitrous. I am wanting to get rid of the nitrous and run na. So I'm trying to pick a good cam on my own but I am clueless about cams. O and I have 3.73s
Any advice?
Any advice?
So here is why I asked this question. I have a 6.0 with cnc 243s, 3400 yank and a cam that I got talked into. It is suppose to be for 10 lb of boost but my buddy said it will love the nitrous. I am wanting to get rid of the nitrous and run na. So I'm trying to pick a good cam on my own but I am clueless about cams. O and I have 3.73s
Any advice?
Any advice?
a custom stick to suit your needs. Make sure 2 know if your 6.0 has dished
lq4 or flat lq9 pistons as the ensuing compression ratio difference will affect
the desired camshaft profile. Because you have a decent stall and gears plus
the 18 extra inches of the 6 liter I'd suggest the EPS 236 deg. @ .050 with
.615 lift.....
well i thought i had a lq4. i got this motor off a o1 gmc. this guy wrecked the truck and he sold just the motor and the chassis. when i put the motor together the pistions were flat. does that mean i have a lq9? the cam i have in it now is a 230/242 .361/.361 with a 109.5 lsa. i onlyput down 383. i was expecting a lot more. could the overlap in the cam cause this?
thanks
thanks
The cam you have with 12 deg. more ex. duration is more suited for a stock
unported cyl. head which only flows about 65-70% ex. to in. ratio. Since
you said yours were cnc 243s I figured depending on whose program it was
they are probably more like 75-80% ratio which would work better with a
single pattern cam. Call Geoff @ EPS or any of the vendors for suggestions
Texas Speed ,Thunder Racing ,and Futral can help ya out.
unported cyl. head which only flows about 65-70% ex. to in. ratio. Since
you said yours were cnc 243s I figured depending on whose program it was
they are probably more like 75-80% ratio which would work better with a
single pattern cam. Call Geoff @ EPS or any of the vendors for suggestions
Texas Speed ,Thunder Racing ,and Futral can help ya out.
