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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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i have a trailblazer stall...the plan is a LS1 with a 224/224 .581 .581 112. will it have enough stall to not give me any problems? i dont want a truck that dies on quick stops.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 01:08 PM
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should be about the limit wit the TB stall
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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You won't have any problems. As a matter or fact you don't even need a bigger converter for a cam. You will benefit from a bigger converter to get better 1/4 mile times (better 60') and to get into the cam's power band.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 01:29 PM
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yeah i figured it was kinda on the limit. im mainly just worried about all the stop and go traffic im always in. i dont even want it to studder on a quick stop if you know what i mean.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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my truck doesnt stutter with the 418 and 3900. You need a bigger stall to make use of the cam IMO. 3K would be better.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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yeah I think a 3000 would be a lot better for that cam.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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agreed, 3k would be good, i have a 3200 stalll with my cam and less cubes and i dont have any studdering problems. its all in the tune
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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the TB unit would work, but like the others i think a 3000+ would be the way to go.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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My cam would shudder like that when it idled at 550. I bumped it up to 625 and now I have no shudder at all. Your cam is much bigger, but you have a little more displacement and that stall will help. I have the stock convertor.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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i know a 3000 will work better. im guna take it to the track and if it still pulls around a 2.10 60' on street tires ill keep the tb. ill most likely be going to 3200 but it will be the trailblazer for now.
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