The lack of a stall converter is killing you out of the hole. That and possibly traction once you have a converter.
The lack of a stall converter is killing you out of the hole. That and possibly traction once you have a converter.
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Yeah, I debated on switching the gears for a long time. Finally I decided to leave the 3.42's and see how they do once I get a stall. I had a local transmission guy tell me to wait till my transmission blew to get a converter because with 75,000 miles it won't last much longer. The trans has never messed up and the converter is the last thing on my list. Should I go ahead and get it or wait???? HHHMMM a 3000 will get me what .4 or .5 tenths at the most right??
2002 Silverado 5.3 Flex Fuel SCSB AEM BRUTE FORCE INTAKE, 160 THERMO, HOOKER LT'S, Y PIPE INTO DYNOMAX RACE BULLET, THUNDER RACING 220 .551 114 CAM, NEW 918'S, 7.4 COMP PUSHRODS, LS2 TIMING CHAIN, 3.42 GEARS, AUBURN LSD, CIRCLE D CONVERTER, ZEX 125 WET SHOT AND TUNED BY TIM AT REDLINE PERFORMANCE IN FESTUS, MO.
At the most?!?!?! Do you realize how much engine HP you must gain or weight you have to drop to be .4-.5 seconds quicker?
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My guess is you will run slower with the 3k stall unless you back it up with some gears and slicks.Originally Posted by lanedrive
Don't forget he has a 220 cam in that thing, it needs the RPM to spin up to its power curve plus he needs to get the RPM to start spraying sooner.
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Did not think about that, but from his 60' time I am guessing he is spraying on a WOT switch which is dangerous at best with the stock verter.
Your right I am spraying out of the hole. Once i hit about 2500 rpm I activate it. Otherwise I am like a turtle for the first 5 seconds. By doing this am I going to break my converter or something else?
Last edited by lanedrive; 08-20-2008 at 06:08 PM.
2002 Silverado 5.3 Flex Fuel SCSB AEM BRUTE FORCE INTAKE, 160 THERMO, HOOKER LT'S, Y PIPE INTO DYNOMAX RACE BULLET, THUNDER RACING 220 .551 114 CAM, NEW 918'S, 7.4 COMP PUSHRODS, LS2 TIMING CHAIN, 3.42 GEARS, AUBURN LSD, CIRCLE D CONVERTER, ZEX 125 WET SHOT AND TUNED BY TIM AT REDLINE PERFORMANCE IN FESTUS, MO.
Honestly man a 3k or 3500 converter would wake that truck up like you would not believe. You would not be spraying out of the hole anymore unless you had good slicks.
he would run .5 faster with a stall, gears dont have anything to do with the stall, with the gears and stall he should pick up 1 second if he goes to 4.10's. good luck.
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RCSB 5.3 N/A 12.31 full boltons,H/C,4.10s,3800 converter. SOLD
04 GTO
Both Tuned By: ME
In the 1/8th? Kevin, come on man are you smoking crack? And without slicks he is pissing in the wind.
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