Converter for towing
Sep 24, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TheChronic
For the weight of the tahoe, and the size of the trailer you plan to pull, I would NOT put an aftermarket high stall converter in there! The stock converter stalls in the range you want it to for towing.
You will definitely want to put a bigger cooler on there, though. It will see some dangerously high temps without one. Unless you are towing across perfectly flat land, I would stay out of OD while towing that much with the stock setup. Ask me how I know
I would recommend a trans temp gage too.
Good luck!
You will definitely want to put a bigger cooler on there, though. It will see some dangerously high temps without one. Unless you are towing across perfectly flat land, I would stay out of OD while towing that much with the stock setup. Ask me how I know
I would recommend a trans temp gage too.
Good luck!
Sep 24, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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I would highly recomend the tru-cool trans cooler. I have a TT3k in my truck and even when driving hard i stay cooler now when I did with a stock converter and stock trans cooler. here is a link http://www.dieselsite.com/index.asp?...ROD&ProdID=205
Sep 25, 2007 | 01:31 PM
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You would just use the rubber lines that come with the cooler.
My truck came with a tranny temp gauge. I think it is a must. You can slow down or speed up while pulling to adjust your tranny temp. You can pull in OD but you must monitor the temp and downshift occasionally to cool more as needed.
You can program you computer to lock the TC in any gear at any speed as well as adjust the tranny behavior in Tow/haul mode verses normal driving. You can even adjust engine performance verses tranny temperature...
There are almost always things to customize to get around problems.
All this said though a stock converter with stock cam or near stock cam will be best for towing. Buy 2 trucks if you want a fast one and a hauler. Or just buy a big Diesel... and fix it all.
My truck came with a tranny temp gauge. I think it is a must. You can slow down or speed up while pulling to adjust your tranny temp. You can pull in OD but you must monitor the temp and downshift occasionally to cool more as needed.
You can program you computer to lock the TC in any gear at any speed as well as adjust the tranny behavior in Tow/haul mode verses normal driving. You can even adjust engine performance verses tranny temperature...
There are almost always things to customize to get around problems.
All this said though a stock converter with stock cam or near stock cam will be best for towing. Buy 2 trucks if you want a fast one and a hauler. Or just buy a big Diesel... and fix it all.
Sep 25, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 02Denali6L
You would just use the rubber lines that come with the cooler.
My truck came with a tranny temp gauge. I think it is a must. You can slow down or speed up while pulling to adjust your tranny temp. You can pull in OD but you must monitor the temp and downshift occasionally to cool more as needed.
You can program you computer to lock the TC in any gear at any speed as well as adjust the tranny behavior in Tow/haul mode verses normal driving. You can even adjust engine performance verses tranny temperature...
There are almost always things to customize to get around problems.
All this said though a stock converter with stock cam or near stock cam will be best for towing. Buy 2 trucks if you want a fast one and a hauler. Or just buy a big Diesel... and fix it all.
My truck came with a tranny temp gauge. I think it is a must. You can slow down or speed up while pulling to adjust your tranny temp. You can pull in OD but you must monitor the temp and downshift occasionally to cool more as needed.
You can program you computer to lock the TC in any gear at any speed as well as adjust the tranny behavior in Tow/haul mode verses normal driving. You can even adjust engine performance verses tranny temperature...
There are almost always things to customize to get around problems.
All this said though a stock converter with stock cam or near stock cam will be best for towing. Buy 2 trucks if you want a fast one and a hauler. Or just buy a big Diesel... and fix it all.
Yeah, but who wants a diesel??? The smell like **** and sound like nuts and bolts in a coffee can. race fuel smells much better
Sep 25, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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eh this truck should do fine the way it is. i mainly bought it to be the baby hauler/trailer for the car. i just wanted to make sure it would tow one up to that big.... ill be buying a cooler in the next few days for it no doubt. next year would be a 5.7L motor and H/C swap though.
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