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Hi,
First of all, thanks for all your help in my recent querys. Second, I wanted to ask where you got your 2800 torque converter. Do you feel like that is the right speed for a built 390 or 428? I will have 4.10's or 4.11's with a locker by the way if that makes a differance. Did you install it yourself and if so, how hard was it? I am mechanically inclined myself, plus I've got all the people in my car club to help me if I need it. Last but not least, would you mind telling me how much it cost?
tia
First of all, thanks for all your help in my recent querys. Second, I wanted to ask where you got your 2800 torque converter. Do you feel like that is the right speed for a built 390 or 428? I will have 4.10's or 4.11's with a locker by the way if that makes a differance. Did you install it yourself and if so, how hard was it? I am mechanically inclined myself, plus I've got all the people in my car club to help me if I need it. Last but not least, would you mind telling me how much it cost?
tia
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I bought my converter from my transmission rebuilder who had it made locally. They are not too hard to install. I didn't install it initially but I had to reinstall it for the engine rebuild. I think it is great for my setup. It actually stalls around 3000. It was supposed to be a 2500. My 360 would only turn it 2200. It cost me $225. Your 428 might turn it 3200 or so due to the extra torque. TCI makes a better 2500 stall than I have for about $250 I think.
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Whichever one stalls 1,000 over stock or close to it. I have not looked at them for a while. I think stall converters are rated for their stall at around 300 ft/lbs of torque. You would have to start pulling plug wires on a 428 to get it down to that little torque so figure that you should get a little more. Calling TCI would be the best advice I could give. B&M makes converters too so you may take a look at them also.
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cool dude thanks! Now I just have to get my truck down here. I started college a few weeks ago here in the bay area, but my truck is at home in seattle. I don't want to drive it down here because....well it needs some work before I'd take a trip like that in it. So it looks like I'm going to have it towed down. But a couple of my friends are driving down during thanksgiving break, and I'm trying to talk them into towing it down for me. But it turns out there is a student auto shop here on campus where I can work on my truck, so I gotta get it down here. But this will give me time to get a job and save some money for it right? Okay thanks again for the help
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