well since im on a budget right now and my cam is finally getting installed with the Valvetrain Upgrade Kit am i gonna run into problems running a mild size cam like a 224/224 cam without a torque converter forawhile ? i know its gonna be really lag a first...
btw its a 2005 silverado 5.3 with bolt ons

 

lablackpearl is selling a tci 3400 10 inch stall for $320 here that would work well. you can give him a call at (956) 212-2668. i wanted to buy it but i ran a little tight on cash this month. tell him rob from elsa, texas told you about it. cool dude.

rob in south texas
low2001gmc@aol.com
956 605-1822

 

It won't hurt anything to run the factory converter for a while. Your lowend is just going to suck horribly.

 

+1
I would look out for a Yank or PI (Vig) to throw in there.

 

a stock converter will run behind anything.... but you wont have the RPM's to get you moving at all out of the hole... you'll basically have a V-tech truck

 

so would running a cam like that with the stock convertor, would it affect part throttle driving?

 

absolutely... and your mileage would likely be terrible.... because you have to give a lot more thottle input to get it rolling on that stock converter.

 

Thanks for the answer, I have kinda always wondered that...

 

ya its safe to run a stock converter wit a cam, for racing its just not ideal

im running a TR-224 wit a TT3000, eventually gonna stepup to a Vig like 3200 or so, ive heard the Vig makes a world of a diff

 

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