Thread: Stall Converter.... Need help deciding

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Originally Posted by astroracer

"Soon to be a 383"...
Doing a converter now is a waste of money... That 350 will want a whole lot different stall then a 383. Wait till the 383 is done and you can talk to a converter manufacturer about your combo. They are going to need to know EVERYTHING... Carb, cam, compression, trans. gears, etc., etc.
With a mild 350 and that cam it shouldn't be idling at 1200 rpm... Do like Pat said and turn the idle down. Sounds like you need to do some tuning to get your current combo optimized.

yes good catch i did not see soon to be 383 . have to get my seeing eye dog on my lap. tune up. carb work timming is in order.i was going to say your doing this not the way i work out a engine build . i do not jamb a cam in with out working out the rest of the build like gear .stall weight rpm and the most out put i can get with out of a build by not making it drivable or what the trade offs are and what the customer is willing to upgrade at time of build to get the best out come. a 350 from a 383 on a box stock cheap stall may not move the stall to much maybe 250/400 rpm max if your using all the same parts in the 383 as in the old 350 . easy way is to call the company that builds stalls. but i can tell you i have had custom stalls made for smaller 500 CID engines and went up to 600 cid engies and from mid 400 cid to 550 with a blower were it did not move the stall alot many things come in to play then just cid if you make the call to order a stall go with a smaller stall most times they give you a min and a max to what it will stall out at so when you build the bigger should be close to middle to hi end of stall ok for the 350 but should work out better with the 383