New Converter, Different Shift Points?

[1320racer]

IF you've learned anything from this thread first and foremost you need to realize your car/combo is not anything like or close to a super stocker and never will be.

Next, picking camshafts is not your forte and your converter can't be right until your camshaft is right.

Last, the good majority of those posting on this forum either can't or won't help you because you are a bracket racer. Matter of fact, a seperate forum was created for bracket racing discussions

http://classracer.com/classforum/forumdisplay.php?f=19

because a few here complained, not wanting a bracket racer answering tech questions and brusing their egos.

[S/ST 3040]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

IF you've learned anything from this thread first and foremost you need to realize your car/combo is not anything like or close to a super stocker and never will be.

Next, picking camshafts is not your forte and your converter can't be right until your camshaft is right.

Last, the good majority of those posting on this forum either can't or won't help you because you are a bracket racer. Matter of fact, a seperate forum was created for bracket racing discussions

http://classracer.com/classforum/forumdisplay.php?f=19

because a few here complained, not wanting a bracket racer answering tech questions and brusing their egos.

Because my car was stripped of it's interior, it will never be a SS legal car and therefore could never be raced in a SS class. GT or otherwise. It's really not set up to be a bracket car either, as 8500-8700 RPM, lap after lap at doesn't lend itself to the typical season. It's just my attempt at ET chasing with an engine I'm familiar with. I know the engine isn't SS legal, to the letter but, I did make some effort to build it, mostly within the constraints of the rules. I can't imagine my car coming close to it's current performance with a camshaft 40º smaller. I have done a little homework and I'll keep beating on it until I feel I've exhausted it's potential. I think high 9.40s @ 137+

Thanks for your input.

[1320racer]

Originally Posted by S/ST 3040

It's really not set up to be a bracket car either, as 8500-8700 RPM, lap after lap at doesn't lend itself to the typical season. It's just my attempt at ET chasing with an engine I'm familiar with.

so you're a career test/tuner, what a surprise.

Originally Posted by S/ST 3040

I can't imagine my car coming close to it's current performance with a camshaft 40º smaller.

your combo with the right cam that without question needs far less duration at .050 than your current 280+, will accelerate your car quicker and faster than it's current performance, with the right converter of course and you'll do it turning less than 8000 RPM!

FYI, all your ET is made in the first 330 feet and 60 foot is EVERYTHING!

[pfordamx]

Have to agree that conventional wisdom would say a 280@ .050 cam is going to want at least 11 or 12.1.

[1320racer]

wrong, MORE!

[pfordamx]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

wrong, MORE!

ok enlighten me so the compression isn't whats wrong with the cam i know theres alot too picking a cam displacement, compression, cylinder head flow, velocity exhuast port vs intake flow low lift vs high lift and whole list more but a general statement a that a bigger cam will work better with more compression i don't see as being completely wrong.