RE: torque converters....

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Sun Jan 23 2000 - 21:22:48 EST


Sorry...but from past experiences with slightly modified engines as well as
either stock or Supercharged Stock engines, anything over 1800 Stall was a
waste of money and effort for drivability, MPG, and "streetability".

$0.02

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: torque converters....

>>Do you do a lot of street racing or drags/bracket racing? If the
engine is
pretty much stock, get the Chrysler dyno curve specs for your engine and
use the torque curve ... <snip>.....
.... The max RPM on your tach is your stall speed of
the converter.<<

I do some racing, but it's a daily driver. I still want it to be
comfortable and driveable in bad weather. I don't have access to a Dyno
or anything, just because I don't think the truck will make it to the
nearest Dyno... it vibrates really bad at any speed... and idle.. it's
about gone...
I would do what you siuggested as far as the brake thing, but I don't
have a tach....

does a stall really effect driveability that much? I mean, if I'm goin to
have to make a compromise like not drive it in the rain, or have to take
off at 2000 rpms at every stop light, then I don't think a stall is where
I'm comin' from...

this is startin' to suck =(

-mike d.

---> Yorktown, Va.
miggitymike@juno.com
88 6er (for now..he hehe) LE, slammed, modded, painted, 17.6 @ 78mph

http://members.xoom.com/dakotaperf/index.html

________________________________________________________________
YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET!
Juno now offers FREE Internet Access!
Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit:
http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 11:47:00 EDT