88 orangepeel notch

I have a 88 coupe I picked up 2 years ago at a great price, has been a great car. Took it to the track to see what it will run and ended up with a best of 13.6 @ 109 mph. 2.20 - 2.18 60 ft. With a trap speed like that, 13.6 isn't good enough. I was told this car has a stall in it, from a dead stop it will flash to 2500 rpm, so I'm assuming its a 3000 stall. Car weight is 2900 lbs. Has anyone got advice on going to a higher stall? Car has 3:55 gears. How much will a 3500 stall really hurt everyday driving? Will it actually only flash to 3000 on a lighter car? Thanks for any reply.

tinman

Those 3.55 gears are why it went so many MPH.
Get 4.10's in it instead of messing with converter.

TrimDrip

Power of the engine makes a difference with converters. Say for instance a 2600 stall with stock 302 and a 6lb vortech kit may stall 2800 or 3 grand.

88 orangepeel notch

Thanks for the reply. I'd like to stay with the 3:55's because I'm going thru the traps at 5900 rpm in 3rd which is where my motor made peak power. Also the AOD wont shift into overdrive unless I lift off throttle. So I'm real happy with that part of it. I just want more off the line. I should add these times are with street tires that hooked pretty good. But my car really doesn't have that much torque bellow 3000 rpm. Above that it pulls great.