I gotta Mopar Performance 2400 stall behind mine now... when my tranny got
stuck in 3rd, I said, hmm, good time to test the stall of the converter...
locked the parking brake, and held the brakes to the floor.... flooored
it, guess what she got to?
3000RPM's :-D
I guess its got a lil more power than a stock application :-P
Tim Berry
97 Dakota CC 318 4x2 4315LBS
13.28@103.75 w/ 318
Now has 360 (too much boost on 318!)
> Well, depending on the low end torque the engine is putting out.It will
have
> a direct effect on the stall speed the converter will stall to.Typically
> most street type converters
> will actually have a stall speed about 200 rpm lower than advertised. My
> Charger had a Mopar Performance 380
> Magnum crate motor that was advertised to prefer a 3,000-3,500 stall unit,
I
> found it worked very well with a
> TCI 11" Break-a-way that was advertised to stall at about 2,400-2,600 rpm.
> Bottom line is you need to find out for sure what converter is in the car.
> But yes, you are on the right track
> a 145k Mopar Perf unit would work very well in your combination,but
again
> it will depend on your engines level of torque it produces. Most of these
> converters are rated at stall speeds that are installed with a engine
> producing
> approx 250-300 lb/ft of torque, if your engine is making more than this it
> will stall slightly higher.
>
> Ron-
> 2001 Dakota Sport 3.9 supercharged br silver
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