Streetability of big stalls

[Unreal]

Looking at doing a circle D stall on my 2012 GT. Leaning towards a 3c or 4c. Car is daily driven, wife drives it a lot, I drive it to work 4 days a week at least. Is this going to make it miserable to drive? Car is just a intake/tune/x-pipe car. Best so far is a 12.2@114, just want to get a solid 11 second daily car and stall should do it. Anyone daily drive a 4c?

 

[DVEST8R]

Looking at doing a circle D stall on my 2012 GT. Leaning towards a 3c or 4c. Car is daily driven, wife drives it a lot, I drive it to work 4 days a week at least. Is this going to make it miserable to drive? Car is just a intake/tune/x-pipe car. Best so far is a 12.2@114, just want to get a solid 11 second daily car and stall should do it. Anyone daily drive a 4c?

go ahead and go 5c. The driveability will be as good as the person tuning it is. If your tuner commands the converter to lock directly after the 1-2 shift the drivability will be like stock.

 

[firestang70]

I love the 4 c the only time I even notice is when I load the car on a trailer.

 

[SSPSTANGBANGER]

I have a 4c and the only time u notice is rolling thru a parking lot just off idle.
Mine stalls 4,500 at track


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[Unreal]

Mike Rousch will be tuning it so I assume he knows what is up. Leaning towards the 4c.

 

[wbt]

go ahead and go 5c. The driveability will be as good as the person tuning it is. If your tuner commands the converter to lock directly after the 1-2 shift the drivability will be like stock.

+1

 

[Unreal]

Still the wife's car so a bit afraid of going biggest.

Running a 26" ET street right now, getting a trutrac put in. Right now has 3.73s which aren't working well. Debating putting 3.15 or the 3.31 back in? WBT steer me in the right direct. I could always take the hit shifting to 4th for now on the 26s with the 3.31s and buy a 28" tire once these are dead. Kind of leaning that way.

 

[firestang70]

3.31 is perfect for a 28" tire. The 3.73 it's difficult to hook at the track unless they do stellar prep. I netted 0 gains with the. 3.73 other than lack of traction and lower mpgs. I swapped out to 3.31 more consistent better mpgs and finish at the top of third with a 28" tire. I have heard lots of positives with Rousch tuning.

 

[doogie]

On a related topic... with an aftermarket, higher stall converter, would the tune be the culprit of a rough/pronounced converter lock up? Asking because I did an 5R auto swap last spring using a PI 3K triple disc converter and despite several tune tweaks the lock up seems way too pronounced.

 

[retfr8flyr]

Talk to Mike but I would go 5C all the way. You will hardly notice a higher stall during normal driving. The biggest problem with higher stall converters is heat build up but that's not a problem with normal driving and the 6R trans runs very cool anyway.


Earl

 

[2011/5.0]

I went with the 4c pretty happy with the drivability . Running .331 and 27.8 drag radial with bolt ons runs 11.8 in ok air. 11.69 best

 

[Five Oh Brian]

I wanted something bigger than the 5C, so I went with a Circle-D 4E built to flash to 4800-5000 rpm's. With the factory 3.15 gears, and just a tune, 1-pc d/s, and drag radials, it runs 12.0's in the 1/4 mile. Car is 100% stock otherwise. Oh yeah, and it's my daily driver, too. Very streetable and no regrets. Best mod after forced induction!

 

[wbt]

On a related topic... with an aftermarket, higher stall converter, would the tune be the culprit of a rough/pronounced converter lock up? Asking because I did an 5R auto swap last spring using a PI 3K triple disc converter and despite several tune tweaks the lock up seems way too pronounced.

It can be. May check with your tuner to see if they can reduce the hydraulic pressure for lockup.

I don't mind it personally.

 

[FIVE-OH]

I wanted something bigger than the 5C, so I went with a Circle-D 4E built to flash to 4800-5000 rpm's. With the factory 3.15 gears, and just a tune, 1-pc d/s, and drag radials, it runs 12.0's in the 1/4 mile. Car is 100% stock otherwise. Oh yeah, and it's my daily driver, too. Very streetable and no regrets. Best mod after forced induction!

Do you have crappy DA where you live? I would expect at least high 11's with those mods. What exhaust set up you have?

 

[Grabber Blue 5.0]

Do you have crappy DA where you live? I would expect at least high 11's with those mods. What exhaust set up you have?

I agree. Something's not right there.

 

[Unreal]

I ran 12.2@114-115 without a stall so if it ran that after I would punch someone in the dick. That is intake/tune/tires, no driveshaft or anything else.

 

[FIVE-OH]

I ran 12.2@114-115 without a stall so if it ran that after I would punch someone in the dick. That is intake/tune/tires, no driveshaft or anything else.

Your times are much more like it. All your exhaust is stock?

 

[Unreal]

Forgot it has a $100 used x-pipe. Stock mufflers/headers/etc. Airaid intake, mail order tune, and catless x-pipe.

 

[FIVE-OH]

Forgot it has a $100 used x-pipe. Stock mufflers/headers/etc. Airaid intake, mail order tune, and catless x-pipe.

You are right where you should be for your mods with an auto, as your tires probably don't do anything for you since you have the stock converter. You have a Mike Rousch tune too right? I think that a lot of the issues for others with "slow" times comes down to lack luster tunes...I've had three tunes, Mike's was the best by far.

 

[Riptide]

It took a cai, bbr email tune, 4.10 gears, o/r x, and a boss mani for my friend to get a 12.5. Stock stall. 2.1 60'.

DA was 4500' though. Lol


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