mini zilo
15+ Year Contributor
- 783
- 18
- Jul 17, 2006
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Chicago,
Illinois
My car is a 96 GSX with 126k on the auto trans. I have:
-IPT end clutch kit
-IPT manual valve
-TransLab shift kit
-19,000 gvw cooler
Turbo is an evo3 16g.
Last year, I was doing 12.6-12.7 all day with 1.800 60' fts. This is all on the stock torque converter. I was able to build whatever amount of boost I wanted off the line, usually I did about 24 psi off the line.
Here's the thing. It seems like most people are saying that the stock converter only gets them up to 2500-2800 RPMs. Well MY stock converter easily stalls at 3500-3600 RPMs. I have also heard of a few other people (DSMScreamer for example) saying that they were able to do the same on their stock converter.
Does that mean there is something wrong with the converter? Or is my stock converter just paired up nicely along with my current torque/horsepower output? If I can make all the boost I want off the line and stall to 3600 RPMs, do I really need a restall at this point?
I have also heard that if you stall up TOO HIGH, you will actually be out of the converters stall and into the clutch pack? However, I read a post from Kevin (Kiggly) and he said that he has never had a problem with the car going past the stall and into the rear clutch pack. So it is possible that my converter "stalls" so high because I am passing the stall and going into the clutches? Kiggly's post kind of already answered that question as NO, but I am just making sure. He said in his post that he has never had any damage on the rear clutch from stalling to high.
I am just trying to figure out why MY stock converter stalls much higher than most normal peoples. Is it just reacting well to my torque output? I am asking this because torque converter stall is not based only on the converter, but also by the engine power output.
-IPT end clutch kit
-IPT manual valve
-TransLab shift kit
-19,000 gvw cooler
Turbo is an evo3 16g.
Last year, I was doing 12.6-12.7 all day with 1.800 60' fts. This is all on the stock torque converter. I was able to build whatever amount of boost I wanted off the line, usually I did about 24 psi off the line.
Here's the thing. It seems like most people are saying that the stock converter only gets them up to 2500-2800 RPMs. Well MY stock converter easily stalls at 3500-3600 RPMs. I have also heard of a few other people (DSMScreamer for example) saying that they were able to do the same on their stock converter.
Does that mean there is something wrong with the converter? Or is my stock converter just paired up nicely along with my current torque/horsepower output? If I can make all the boost I want off the line and stall to 3600 RPMs, do I really need a restall at this point?
I have also heard that if you stall up TOO HIGH, you will actually be out of the converters stall and into the clutch pack? However, I read a post from Kevin (Kiggly) and he said that he has never had a problem with the car going past the stall and into the rear clutch pack. So it is possible that my converter "stalls" so high because I am passing the stall and going into the clutches? Kiggly's post kind of already answered that question as NO, but I am just making sure. He said in his post that he has never had any damage on the rear clutch from stalling to high.
I am just trying to figure out why MY stock converter stalls much higher than most normal peoples. Is it just reacting well to my torque output? I am asking this because torque converter stall is not based only on the converter, but also by the engine power output.
.. I am running a t67 with a .82 exhaust and build no power till 4500 and the only way to get the car moving race wise is to spray the hell out of it off the line.. spin those tires.. 
