You need more converter or less cam

 

i saw the high 95 degrees. i meant da and such.

yeah as long as you don't need to tow anything to big throw a 3600 in there and have some fun.

 

Not sure what the DA was that day exactly, it was hot and humid ~1000ft above. Converter seems to be the common answer with the 220. Was trying to keep this low key as far as the converter goes, and yes I was being cheap too! This is a DD so may leave the converter alone for awhile till I need a transmission. Anyone know if the converter would bring up the MPH also? Any other thoughts? MAF was reading ~38lb/min at 6k that day if that helps at all.

 

hm. i was seeing 39 to 40 on my 6.0 when it was stock. but then my buddys 5.3 with a 224 cm was reading 47. can't always go by that.

but ya weather and stall. should knock off quite a bit

 

Thanks for all the replies 'BadAssChevy327' Ill try to run it before track closes for the year on a cooler day. Still seems mine is down 30 - 50 HP

 

i figure its bad to compare my time. seeing as i run in fl with maybe 20 feet above sea level and so on.

i consider you converter now pretty much stock. when i had no stall in my truck it was a dog. like really bad. this 4000 made it insane.

 

From your experience, are we talking like, .5 to 1 second going to say 3600 stall? Any MPH increase?

 

Think a set of 4.10/4.56 would cover up my converter, or lack there of? I am just trying to think of the next move for this truck. I'm always itching to change stuff but hate losing MPG. I am kinda worried a high stall converter will kill my intown MPG. I am still averaging ~15 +/- a few .1s with 90% in town driving. I see 21-23 on the highway. I guess gear will probably kill my highway MPG.

 

4.10/4.30/4.56 gears wouldn't cover up the converter as much as a small diameter high stall converter would cover up the 3.73's. That make sense?

Low gears aren't good for making up for poor converter choice.

But, a good converter can make up for lack of gearing(to an extent).

You should also start putting your truck on a diet. At around 5000 lbs, that thing is a PIG! My big *** truck weighs 5420 with me in it, so you def have some weight you can shed.

 

Thanks Justin, Yeah that makes sense, exactly what I was looking for. I was just checking out your sig, that truck is mooovvvin for tire size and weight!

IMO - converter wise, it’s not that bad on the street. I just never thought it would help as much as you guys say, but then again I've never tried to make something over 3500lbs go fast either. I knew I wasn't getting a Yank or Precision... I'm cheap!

Yeah it is a PIG not sure what its deal is... it’s a loaded SLT...