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Topic: Converter question
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64FalconF-16
Gearhead Posts: 191
From: Republic Of Texas!! Temporarily living in KY
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-26-2003 02:59 PM
   
351C 4V closed. 11.1 compression. ProStreeter. My question is how much converter can I run and still be comfortable on the street? What size " and stall speed? I still want to be able to drive in rod runs this summer. Then thrash it at the track. Thanks for the input. ------------------
Rick Austin 64 Pro-Street Falcon
351C 4V 8.1s in 1/8
79 Ford Bronco 4 X 4
400 9.9s in 1/8
2000 F-150 XLT 5.4L
1932 Ford 3 window Coupe
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Scott (69Mach)
Gearhead Posts: 451
From: Walnut Creek, CA USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 02-26-2003 03:05 PM
I run about 3500 with my C and couldn't take much more on the street. It's pretty loose for driving around town.
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 19704
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-26-2003 03:49 PM
To each his own and what yor personal comfert level is.
Both KV and I have had 8 inch 5000 converters on the street.
Neither of us had what we would consider problems.
Now neither of us went on 1000 mile road trips either.  ------------------
Alex Denysenko
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CometGT1974
Gearhead Posts: 181
From: Asheville, NC USA
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 02-26-2003 04:02 PM
I've driven my 8" nitrous converter on the street lots of times and have never had a problem but there again I don't go on any cross country trips!!
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Fstln69
Gearhead Posts: 325
From: Westmont,il
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 02-26-2003 06:31 PM
I have a 10" tci race convertor that flashes to 3800 and we drive the car everywhere.And still gets decent gas mileage------------------
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D&S Induction Systems
Gearhead Posts: 118
From: Columbia Heights Mn U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 02-26-2003 06:37 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Moneymaker:
To each his own and what yor personal comfert level is.
Both KV and I have had 8 inch 5000 converters on the street.
Neither of us had what we would consider problems.
Now neither of us went on 1000 mile road trips either.
Ditto
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 4538
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 02-26-2003 06:40 PM
For something that gets drove very far, I would try and stay away from anything higher than 3500-3800. Like Alex said, I have ran my old 8" race convertor on the street, and it would stall almost 5000 rpm. But, I never drove it very far. I'm not sure if I would have wanted to, it just slipped so bad at hi-way speeds. With my 10" convertor it would run around 3000 rpm at 55 mph, same tires, gear and trans, but swapping my old race convertor into the trans resulted in 50 mph being 3500 rpm, with it "slipping" something terrible. I could lightly goose the throttle at 50 mph and not feel it at all, but the rpm would flare up a bit.
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clevelandstyle
Gearhead Posts: 638
From: Connersville, IN
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 02-26-2003 10:38 PM
I run a 8" 4900rpm converter with no problems. Just have a good trans cooler.
I wouldn't want to drive it every day, but it's OK for weekends.------------------
Ben
Grabber Green '70 Mach I 351C 4V
Robbin Egg Blue '79 Fairmont 351C 4V
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64FalconF-16
Gearhead Posts: 191
From: Republic Of Texas!! Temporarily living in KY
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 02-27-2003 07:02 AM
Thanks for the responses.My partner has been telling me to run a 3800 - 4000 stall. I was thinking it may be too much. That's why I asked. This car won't go over 40 miles in a day of cruising. So it would be OK to run a higher stall according to you folks. I appreciate it. Rick
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