Thread: Converter stall question ?!?!

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I had a 2,800 stall in my panel truck It had a 454 - 400 turbo. I actually wish I had put a higher stall in it. To get a good hole shot I had to let it idle on the line and then jam on the gas when the light turned green to sorta' ramp up on the stall. If I power braked, it would boog off the line. Lil' too much engine for the set up maybe. It was a budget operation at the time.
As far as being streetable, it was fine. I drove it from Iowa to the nats. in Columbus (2 - 8 hour days of driving each way.) and I was pulling a pop up camper ta' boot. No heating problems at all. Had a cooler in front of the radiator (not not running through the radiator).
2,800 didn't act a whole lot different to me than a stock converter. I would think 2400-2500 would be no problem. Rear end gears will have some bearing on it too. I was running 4:10, so I was running around 3,000 RPM on the Hwy.

Try going to sleep after listening to a 454 @ 3,000 RPM for 8 hrs.
May bee' that's why I don' hear so goooood, no more???