Quote Originally Posted by erik erikson
So if you already think it idles at 750 rpm's why even make a post??
Choosing a converter has very little to do with intake design.
So are you saying that if your runner length is a little longer you need to run a higher stall speed??
You talk about street manners but then you talk about a "nice 3000 stall that acts like a 3400 and drives like stock".
A 3,400 stall is not going to have nice "street manners" and it will not drive like it is stock,it is going to get hot and you will need to run a very large tranny cooler if this is going to be a "daily driver".
If I was you I would do a little more research.
Well, I didn't ask where it would idle but I asked about idle characteristics....mainly vacuum readings b/c of the power brakes and would the cam act/be streetable. Couple of thirdgen.org members run the 230/236 on a 110 lsa and this one has a 113 lsa(which should be better for idle and vacuum), I didn't want to have to have a vacuum assist on the brake system. Obviously, you don't think it would be a good idea. Thanks for your comment but do you have any hard data on the cam to support the answer. If so, share b/c that's what I am wondering about. Yea, I know choosing a converter has nothing to do with the intake but the combination of parts in the engine and if I do this setup a 2500-2800 would work(not saying it wouldn't) but all the converter places have recommended a 3000 or 3200 stall with a 2.3 STR and the setup would be a tight converter so the street manners are good. And by places, I am talking about Yank, Edge, and Vig.

Henry Rifle-Lots of people with the Yank converters say it acts like a stock converter with a 3000 or 3200 rated stall. However, they say it really flashes to (depending on power, application etc but since I have been talking to trucks guys about it and they are making about the same amount of hp but less torque than me), they all flash to 3400. And also have good street manners. I have a 16" x 9" aux. tranny cooler on it already along with the radiator so should have plenty of cooling for it.

The 700R4 has a lockup on the 4th gear and an auto came with the truck so, that's what will stay. Stick is funnier to drive no doubt, but the auto will stay.

The Stealthram is a tunnel ram design by Holley to replace the TPI system from the 85-92 Camaros and 85-88 Corvettes. The power band on my last setup was 2000 rpms to 5300 rpms. I dynoed it when it wasn't tuned and had a nice flat torque curve from 3000 to 4000 rpms. So, with the bigger came, I was looking into 3500 to 4700 torque curve. The Stealthram is very streetable.

So, just need some information about the cam. Dyno Desktop shows this combination making 512 hp @ 5800 rpms and 526 ft lbs @ 4300 rpms. By using the 800 rpm ruler before peak toruqe....that would be 3500 rpm stall but since the torque curve is flat with the induction system, a 3000 would be fine.