Yes. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

If you are lookin for harder acceleration off the line or a low MPH roll then yes a higher stall TQ converter will dramatically make a difference.

As for drivability. That comes down to personal opinion. To me a 3500rpm stall is perfect for a street/strip car. Now for a truck since you have to deal with towing I would say a 2800-3200 would work very well. In my experieance a 3000 stall is barely noticable from stock. You can tell it is there at part throttle but it is not enough to annoy you and when you mash the pedal you cant help but smile. Now the only difference between a truck and a car is the weight. And that is why I asked what I did above because unless there is some other variable I am missing then they should feel the same with a converter.

Alot of people get scared of converters because the stall sounds soo high and they think the car simply will not move till you hit 3000rpm which is totally not the case. So some tend to buy a small converter and are unhappy with it then have to buy a bigger one.

In all a decent 3000-3200 stall should give you about .4-.5 10ths in the 1/4 with traction. A 3500 stall with a cam that raises your power band can give as much as .7 10ths from the converter alone.

 

Wow, thats some good info, thanks! Do you happen to know how much it would be to get one installed? Also would that pretty much kill your warranty??

Will

 

woops, double post, sorry!

<small>[ April 17, 2003, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: z71power ]</small>

 

Not sure one a truck. If 2wh drive it will probably be cheaper and closer to the F-body price range of $250 in the California area. 4x4 may be more but since I never really looked under mine with the intent of taking out the trans I cant really say if it is much harder but it would seem like it <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Just make sure you buy a good quality trans cooler. Those $30 jobs from Kragen are a gamble. On my T/A I run a $175 cooler. Then again, I live in 100+deg heat half the summer. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

 

I'm running a Yank 3000 in my Tahoe no drivability problems the only difference it will roll back on a hill unless you give it a little gas.The Tahoe pulled 1.809 60ft time so it's pretty lively.