Am I the only one who hates DDing a stall?
10-23-2015, 12:43 PM
#1
Am I the only one who hates DDing a stall?
Hey guys, I just wanted to see if anyone else's truck became less enjoyable to drive after installing a stall converter. I have had mine stalled since Christmas and I thought after a while I would get used to it but......I drove my dads ext. cab Ls1 the other day and couldn't believe how much "peppier" it felt off the line than mine. I am seriously considering going back to the stock converter as I have not realized the expected performance gains from the stall and it just makes the truck less enjoyable to me. I hate having to put my foot halfway in it to keep up with the Kia beside me at a stop light.
Anyway, just wanted to see if I was the only one that felt this way as I never really hear anything bad about stalls in other peoples trucks. Is there anything in the tune that would help the drivability? I know lower gears would but I don't want to go too low with those until it is no longer my DD.
Thanks for any comments, insight or help!
Anyway, just wanted to see if I was the only one that felt this way as I never really hear anything bad about stalls in other peoples trucks. Is there anything in the tune that would help the drivability? I know lower gears would but I don't want to go too low with those until it is no longer my DD.
Thanks for any comments, insight or help!
10-23-2015, 02:17 PM
#2
I have a small stall in my 2500hd. I originally had it in a 1500 scsb. The heavier truck doesn't like it near as much. I think it is only a 2400 or 2600 stall. When I sold the smaller truck I kept the FLT 4l80 and PI converter and put them in the bigger truck. It can be aggravating. Especially when towing something heavy.
10-23-2015, 02:31 PM
#3
I have a small stall in my 2500hd. I originally had it in a 1500 scsb. The heavier truck doesn't like it near as much. I think it is only a 2400 or 2600 stall. When I sold the smaller truck I kept the FLT 4l80 and PI converter and put them in the bigger truck. It can be aggravating. Especially when towing something heavy.
10-23-2015, 02:51 PM
#4
I have a curb at work that I can ease the truck up to and once touching the curb it won't push itself over it. It use to ease right up it.
10-23-2015, 03:18 PM
#5
I haven't installed my 3200RPM circle-D converter yet and am wondering what I'm getting into...
10-23-2015, 03:39 PM
#6
Of course it felt peppier.....his truck is putting power to the wheels while yours is making heat.
For the record, I never liked DD'ing with an aftermarket converter. It might be fine for those that run around 50-100% throttle all the time, but for the rest of us it just makes things soggier and eats more fuel. I just prefer a very "direct" feel with the pedal to vehicle movement. It really comes down to personal preference..
For the record, I never liked DD'ing with an aftermarket converter. It might be fine for those that run around 50-100% throttle all the time, but for the rest of us it just makes things soggier and eats more fuel. I just prefer a very "direct" feel with the pedal to vehicle movement. It really comes down to personal preference..
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10-23-2015, 04:09 PM
#9
It just won't go over it. RPM never gets high it just won't do it. I just drop it into 4 lo and crawl over it. When it was in the other truck the much lighter more powerful truck it would ease right over it. It is on an a sharp incline. The truck has almost 200k miles on it.
10-23-2015, 04:13 PM
#10
Of course it felt peppier.....his truck is putting power to the wheels while yours is making heat.
For the record, I never liked DD'ing with an aftermarket converter. It might be fine for those that run around 50-100% throttle all the time, but for the rest of us it just makes things soggier and eats more fuel. I just prefer a very "direct" feel with the pedal to vehicle movement. It really comes down to personal preference..
For the record, I never liked DD'ing with an aftermarket converter. It might be fine for those that run around 50-100% throttle all the time, but for the rest of us it just makes things soggier and eats more fuel. I just prefer a very "direct" feel with the pedal to vehicle movement. It really comes down to personal preference..