Thread: how much more power on a stock auto

yea i guess im gonna half to get a converter and shift kit, i pulled bout 6k pound with it today and it was straining a little wasnt like my 01 ctd, i didn think it would be to bad cause it runs real good not towing anything

Quote: Originally Posted by BC847 Interesting. - This past Sunday I made a few passes on a 1/4 mile track. - Earlier in the week, I'd been dinking with the throttle stuff. I didn't know it at the time but I apparently fouled up the TPS adjustment (throwing the OD shift-point out of whack) regarding WOT conditions. So making my first pass of the day, the trans never shifted out of 3rd. Ran the 1/4 in 13.30 @ 97.74mph. Inputting:...

I'm not really sure, and it seems nobody else knows either, what the efficiency rating is on a stock converter. I've heard varying numbers on it, none over mid 70s for %. It's bad, that's all I know. And David is right too about everything he said. B) Much better than myself to ask on any matter relating to our trucks, I'm sure.

Quote: Originally Posted by big stinky Heres a calculator http://www.tciauto.com/Products/Tech...culators.asp#4 Do the test in OD for most accurate results. Interesting. - This past Sunday I made a few passes on a 1/4 mile track. - Earlier in the week, I'd been dinking with the throttle stuff. I didn't know it at the time but I apparently fouled up the TPS adjustment (throwing the OD shift-point out of whack) regarding WOT...

well about what percent would a stock converter be at?

im running a 1400 stall tcs converter and no valve body changes and my tranny feels almost as tight as my old vetts?? i must have got a good one!!!

Cole Dow made 339 hp at the wheels a few years ago with a 4200 spring.

You can turn the fuel up for more power.... Put a DennyT pin in there and avance the timing a little and intake/exhaust upgrades and you'll be happy with it

225 whp according to the sticky at the TDR forum.

I have said it before, if I had to do it again I would have spent $$ on trans upgrades before injectors and such. My truck is mild in comparison to many and even at that I feel much of it is wasted in the el-musho trans/TQ conv.