Choosing a stall converter
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I may be not-the-best person to attempt this, but until someone better takes a stab at it, here I go: If you have | I may be not-the-best person to attempt this, but until someone better takes a stab at it, here I go: If you have | ||
| − | an automatic transmission, then you don't have a clutch pedal. You have a torque converter instead. | + | an automatic transmission, then you don't have a clutch pedal. You have a torque converter instead. Most of my experience is with V8s, so that's the focus here. |
| − | Most of my experience is with V8s, so that's the focus here. | + | |
Let's start with the "stall". | Let's start with the "stall". | ||
Drive your car to a deserted road, stop, watch the tach, and stand on the gas very abruptly. | Drive your car to a deserted road, stop, watch the tach, and stand on the gas very abruptly. | ||
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Anyway, back to stall. | Anyway, back to stall. | ||
You can find all sort of descriptions and explanations, but your first interest is in what your stall does for your | You can find all sort of descriptions and explanations, but your first interest is in what your stall does for your | ||
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Need mostly centers on your camshaft, heads, compression, gearing, and expectations. Tuning and fuel quality are | Need mostly centers on your camshaft, heads, compression, gearing, and expectations. Tuning and fuel quality are | ||
your responsibility. For this thread we must assume you got the tune right and run enough octane. | your responsibility. For this thread we must assume you got the tune right and run enough octane. | ||
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