torque converter stall speed
 

for quite a while ive been thinking of getting a new converter inside my tranny and i have talked to some people at percision industries about their stallion converter but its a little pricey and they recommended a 3200 stall. and the guy who installed my gears said 3200 is too high for everyday street driving. he also said something about raisng stall electroniclly?? i just want to know what converter and stall speed is good for me. since i have an auto you know i'm a straight line driver

I have a PI converter in my 02. It's a 3,500 stall speed and it is my daily driver. I know several guys running a 3,800 on the street with no drivability issues. You will not get the same level of performance from a factory conveter as the PI.
I went from 13.712 in the quarter mile to 12.89 by adding 4.30 gears and the converter. I bought my converter used, it had been in the original owners car for 8 mos. I paid 400.00 for it. They are around 720.00 new.

A 10" converter is good for the street. Just make sure that you have a good tranny cooler.

Hey Jon you gonna be able to get to the track on Sat. I'm going as long as the rain stays away! I'm gonna borrow your 17x8's if you don't mind!

is the stall converter only used on autos??? how about 5speed? :diablo_an

If your planning on continually upgrading your motor then I would get one thats fairly high. I use a PI3800. Just because a converter is rated to stall at say 3800 doesn't mean it will. If I have a 200rwhp car is would be lucky to flash to 3000rpm...on the other hand that same converter with a 300rwhp car could flash all the way into the 4's...more power equals higher stalls. For a PA set-up you need a triple disc . If your commanding your converter to lock-up at WOT your clutch is going to take a beating (on the single disc).

BTW my car doesn't see much street use...but I would have NO reservations driving it everyday....its just a little loud. Make sure you get a tranny cooler....easy install $50 will get you a 24,000GVW one...I'll bet you can pick on up on this site even :thumbsup:


Adam

Automatics only.