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Originally Posted by DolSVT00
The converter in Matts truck was ordered to be a 24-2600 triple disk from Cameron, the converter in Chris's truck is a PI 2600.
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It looks like Cameron underestimated the torque that that Lightning can make when he set up the stall!
Not only does engine torque affect stall speed, but vehicle weight plays a big part in the equation, too. I believe most performance converter shops don't get to experiment much with setting up stalls for 4400 lb gas trucks that often. That means they don't have much past experience to rely on to get as close to what stall you want the first time like they can with a 3000 lb car.
Years back, I personally experienced a too loose of a PI converter for an AOD I had in my old supercharged 93 F150. I ordered a 2800 and it ended up flashing to 4200! I called PI up and told them what it was stalling at and they asked for the part number on the front cover suspecting that the wrong one may have been sent to me. They said the number I had was the second tightest one they made for the 9.5" platform. Then they asked if my trans was slipping. I said it was a fresh build and the fluid smelled just like it came out of the bottle. I sent it back and they re-stalled it one increment tighter and it flashed to 3300. That same converter in a lighter Mustang would probably only have stalled to 2500 with the same engine.
Once you have some real world data on how the converter is acting, it is much easier for the converter builder to get close to your target on the free re-stall option.
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Last edited by gearmesh, inc.; 11-22-2011 at 01:18 AM.
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