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Old 11-20-2012, 03:41 PM
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hello i just puchaced a 1999 z28 off a friend that got divorced and im having a prob . first off he bought the car new and dident start modding it til about two years ago . it has texas speed heads , teas speed cam 598-643 lift ,slp mass air, longtube headers ported ls6 intake , 373 gear moser 33 spline axels ,rearend girdle , bigger injectors .. auto , the topend was done by nick willams in nc and tuned ,, it had a 26-2800 stall and he said it dynoed 443 before it flashed the converter ,,he said go bigger so he put a vigilante 4000 stall in it and it just free revs in drive but if i put it in od it goes back to second gear wtf????? also he bought a tuner and it will not let u do nothing help im new with the gm scene ..
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first off a 4000 is a bit much.. a 3600 would be much better for a driver.

for a stalled car the best thing to do is find your local HPtuners guy and have a STREET tune done... dyno tunes are awesome but not so much when trying to get the best drivability out of a stalled auto
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thanks . , i have a hand held tuner or do u sugest sending the computer off instead of tryin to get a tune emailed ? also can i make it pull in drive with the stall i have ? i dont care about overdrive

who is a good tuner
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do a google search for a dyno tuner in your area. hand-helds are worthless for modded set-ups. and mail order tunes are sketchy as well. i'd much rather have someone tune my car as it sits on a dyno where they can read how your engine is running and make adjustments right there on the spot. mail order tunes can't do that.
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Originally Posted by TyCZ28
first off a 4000 is a bit much.. a 3600 would be much better for a driver.
Care to elaborate?

There is roughly a 200 RPM difference depending on the converter between a 3600-4000 on a normal take off. The WOT and shift extension difference in performance is a nice bit however.
To say a 3600 will do good and a 4000 isn't street friendly is kind of silly.
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Originally Posted by ls1bill
thanks . , i have a hand held tuner or do u sugest sending the computer off instead of tryin to get a tune emailed ? also can i make it pull in drive with the stall i have ? i dont care about overdrive

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no no thats the same dumb concept as a handheld almost...

look online an find a local guy who uses HPtuners...
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thanks ill look around



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