I plan on doing some bolt ons ( headers, 3.73 gears, etc.) in the future, but i am replacing my trans so i want to go with an aftermarket converter. My question is for a car that will be driven almost daily and only see bolt ons and possibly a mild cam what stall should i be looking for? 2200-2600?

 

I have a 3600 in my car and it runs great

 

Im trying to stay stock diameter because they can be had at a much lower price. Im also not sure i want to go that high of a stall. The car will be pretty much daily driven and the largest cam i would do would be something like an emissions friendly LE cam. What would give me a noticeable increase in performance but still drive very street friendly in a daily driver?

 

I think I paid a bit under 500 for mine and it is a 9.5" converter. You can tell its stalled when you are starting from a stop but once it locks up @ ~45 mph it drives like normal. I can foot brake the car to about 3100 and it will flash to maybe 3700. The car will rev faster with a smaller converter and it will cut down on some weight. I also daily drive my car with the 3600 converter and a built trans.

 

I know a couple guys around here that DD their cars with 4k stalls in them.

I wouldn't be afraid to look at something in the 3200+ range at all

 

For a street car, 2800-3200 stall is what is recommended by TSI Racing; Yank recommended a 3200 over a 3600 I was considering, since above that you will break the tires loose all the time w/out slicks. I did a 3200 stall Yank, and I can easily chirp it on gear shifts...

 

I like being able to burn through second, but thats me

 

I'm using a 2k in mine.

 

Keep in mind that what advantage a high RPM stall converter gives you on the low end, it will eat up on the high end. Nothing is free. Also, the more torque and power the engine puts out, the higher the RPM before the converter stalls.

 

Hence if you put out more power and change your power band you send the converter out to get re-stalled