Alot of the upgrades that have been talked about here increase HP and throttle response. Very little lowend TQ increase though, and some decrease. Any ideas on building in lowend TQ? I only know how to add HP.

 

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The only thing I know as far as building low end back up are installing a supercharger and going with a different cam but I don't know anything about cam specs. I know going to a higher stall torque converter might help with the low end. Have thought about that before, actually.... may have to look into that. Argon will going with a higher stall torque converter overheat the transmission fluid in these trucks or is there room to play there?

 

The problem with a high stall converter is it gives you no more lowend, just lets you start in higher RPM. Also makes towing a bitch off the line.

 

Why? Seems like if you get more rpms off the line it would help towing.

 

OK, I was a bit confused. I don't know much about torque converters, but I read a little and now I realize my thinking was wrong. Here is a site that I read on that seems to explain things if you don't know torque converters. http://www.babcox.com/editorial/bf/bf90054.htm

 

Hey Argon, was are the specs on the stock torque converter for my truck? Stall speed, and stator, etc. I may need to do more research.

 

A higher stall torque converter will keep you in the pwerband.If you do a cam swap take into account where the cams powerband is and choose a higher stall converter to compliment that cam,they work great together.
I've got a Yank TT3000 stall converter and it is very street friendly and keeps my truck in the powerband for what my cam is designed for.

 

Do you do any towing? And if so how does it do?

 

What about a custom tuning program. Wouldn't that reduce the torque limiting done by the computer?