sleeping stallion

what is the best stall converter for my 02 gt with mods down below. what brand what size and so on.

JT76

how often do you drive the car? I was going to get a 3500 stall for my GT. I didnt DD it, just a fun/weekend car.

sleeping stallion

oh well i drive it to work mon to fri its baout 2 miles from my house and then fri and sat either track or cruz then some runs

texas_stang02

yeah it really depends on whether you drive the thing every day or not. a high stall is an asset on the track, but it can be a pain if you do a lot of city driving. if it'sa daily driver i'd say about a 2500 stall, otherwise 3000-3500 would probably be good. i had a Holeshot 3600 converter from B&M in my Chevelle SS (actually stalled at around 3400) and it was great for racing, but city driving was miserable with a stall that high. every time i took off from a red light people looked at me like i was trying to race them or something, and i actually got pulled over once cause a cop heard the car and thought i was trying to race (imagine telling a cop "no sir i wasn't racing, my torque converter just makes it sound like i am".. they'll look at you like you're stupid, unless they know what a stall converter is). you still have the stock cams, right? i've never messed with an automatic in a Mustang but i'm sure companies like TCI and B&M make torque converters for your car.

radaman

www.bc-automotive.com ask for Darrin Burch. Very knowledable on ford transmissions/converters and is one of the main suppliers of these items over at www.mach1registry.com.

Stangatic

I agree with texas stang02. I have gonethrougha lot of torque converters with my 66 stang. for what you have get a B&M holeshot 2500 + 2800 stall. you will love it. Then add some cams.

SOHCtimes2

Thankfully we have a mechanical lock-up converter, that allows us to use a higher stall without the downsides. Unlike their older cars...which dont have lock-up converters.

GTRACER88

What was weird was when i called and talked to the mechanic at BC-Automotive.com he actually said that the stall converters in the stock mustang was already a 2500rpm. He recomends that for a street car, he would go for 3800rpm stall converter.

Stangatic

humm. I swear i read somewhere they were 2000 or 2200 stall stock.

sleeping stallion

how much would it cost parts wise. what is so different about driving in town.