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Old 02-17-2006, 01:03 AM
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got a 94 gt with aode, 4.10s, march cold air intake, new plugs and wires and coil and distributor, true dual flowmaster exhaust with no cats, and a 21 or 22 inch tire, and a shift kit, wat would be a good chocie for a convertor rpm wise since im planning on puttin nitrous or supercharger on it in bout another 6 months or so?that will be my final drivetrain mod, so watever would work best with that setup is wat im lookin for.
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Old 02-17-2006, 09:22 PM
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Depends mostly on your cam, but with what you listed; 2000-2500 rpm stall is my guess.
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Old 02-17-2006, 10:10 PM
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You have to match your stall to your motor. I would say somewhere around 2400-2800.
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Old 02-17-2006, 11:29 PM
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when i called edge racing getting info for the converter ill soon be ordering, they said that nothing belong 2600 is worth doing. i have a 2200 now and you cant tell the difference between it and stock
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Old 02-17-2006, 11:51 PM
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whats the stock stall speed anyway?
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Old 02-18-2006, 12:30 AM
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About 1800 rpm is stock IIRC. The best thing you can do is call a good company and ask them, be sure sure to have all your mods handy and tell them what you plan on doing with car. Chances are they will get you the right stall .
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Old 02-18-2006, 01:42 AM
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what would happen ifi went too big and put a 3 thousand on it or something like that?
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Old 02-18-2006, 11:41 AM
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It might give you a better launch but it will create more heat and slippage on the top end. ALWAYS run a good trans cooler with a high stall. remember everything needs to owrk together and the convetor is just one part. You need to base you choice on cubes/cam/gear/car weight/intake/power adder etc. Thats why I reccomend talking to the maker of the convertor they will have a better idea than anyone of what is right for your particular combo.
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Old 02-18-2006, 11:43 AM
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your tire size must be wrong. thats way to small of a tire. 26' tall is stock

3k or nothing for stock or near stock
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Old 02-18-2006, 04:06 PM
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call edge racing. all their converters are made custom acording to your mods and they are very reasonabley priced
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