Torque Converter Questions

[patrickke]

I am going to be changing out my Suncoast converter to go with something else here soon... But was wondering what stall to go with this time the truck will have a very large non-vgt charger... I was thinking an 800 over stock

Thanks,

Patrick@KEM

 

[strokin6L]

IDK...everything that i've heard is that no matter what stall you get it'll still be the same as stock. I've been told and heard this alot and doesn't really make sense.

 

[patrickke]

Thats weird... I was thinking the higher stall would help me on the track

 

[strokin6L]

Thats weird... I was thinking the higher stall would help me on the track

I believe i heard stock stall is around 1600. I remember Tadd at elite had said a while back that they tried a 1800 2400 3000 and 3300 stall converters and all had stalled at around 1800. All the converters tested were suncoast...so idk....kinda wierd.

 

[patrickke]

Mine would come from another company so I guess I could try this companies (not one of the normal companies)

 

[Pizza pig]

yeah the reason behind it is im pretty sure suncoast uses the same stator in the converter which is why they all stall around the same rpm...

 

[patrickke]

Well I guess I will be putting my suncoast up for sale shortly and picking this new one up... Maybe I will have different results

 

[Pizza pig]

look into the 6.4 RCD converter they changed the stator in it i believe which is why its been so successful in the 6.4.

 

[patrickke]

It will be from a non-mainstream company

 

[Extended Power]

I think around a 2000-2200 rpm would be ballistic...

 

[patrickke]

What do you mean Ivan?

 

[TURTLE]

Does someone want to give a quick crash course on stall speeds and what it actually is or how it works?

 

[Extended Power]

What do you mean Ivan?

I think if you could get a converter with a stall around the 21-2200 rpm, it would be awesome, fantastic, great...etc, etc.

 

[patrickke]

Oh ok... So 600 above stock not 800?

 

[Extended Power]

Whatever Pius thinks would work the best....go with that.

 

[MorganY]

2000 is my vote. I am running a local companies converter in Houston called Circle D, stock stall, its pretty bad a$$

 

[patrickke]

Whatever Pius thinks would work the best....go with that.

I will probably need to call him and see what he thinks that totally slipped my mind

 

[SILVERSTROKER250]

yea i would also like a quick lesson on how the different stalls work and the benefits.