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Originally Posted by Mike W
Alan i dont know what it flashes too and i dont know slippage.
1.52 60 foot 11.04 @ 124 best et 4.10 gears 28x10.5 slicks
QA1 coil conversion on front, split caltrac leafsprings and caltrac bars rear, competition engineering shocks on the rear, im going to caltrac shocks over the winter.
Stock disc front and drums rear
TH350 for trans
383 stroker
victor jr intake( ported to match heads)
950 hp carb from pro systems
eagle rotating assy 12.1 srp pistons
Cast iron dart sportsman 2 heads 2.05 1.60 valves ( ported)
all roller valve train
Ok i know you guys get alot more out of less so dont flame me to hard  |
You should always know what your flash stall speed is, and how much slippage you have, it helps diagnose any problems you may have.
I'd expect a converter with 5000 flash speed to have about 3000 RPM "free stall", that's what you should be able to hold when you're on the starting line.
In order to make a torque converter "stall", you need torque from the engine, and resistance from the brakes and tires.
You need to make sure your engine is running well enough to make enough torque to create the stall speed you need. I've seen guys who have their engine running good at 5000 RPM, but it runs like crap at 2000 RPM, they think "it does not matter because I have 5000 RPM stall." But that is not true.
You may need to work on your brakes. You need soft pads and shoes on a drag car, especially with stock brakes, not the metallic materials, as you do not get them hot enough to work on the starting line.