CLASS RACER FORUM - View Single Post - higher staging rpm stall speed= reduction in R/T

Bench Racer · 09-02-2010, 02:25 PM

I was chatting with someone at the ATI trailer about converters a couple of years ago. I asked about staging RPM's having any effect on the performance of a superstock combo. If I understood him correctly he stated that if a converter was set to flash 5200 with your combination it will do it if you stage at 2500 or 4500. This did not take into account an issue with a carb that that has not had the accelerator pump set up properly and stumbles when you nail it at low RPM. He also said many times a car will be quicker if you "hit" the converter from a low RPM vs max stall, but different stage RPM's will alter your reaction times. Don Jackson

09-02-2010, 02:25 PM	#5
Bench Racer Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Green Creek (Tryon) North Carolina Posts: 331 Likes: 69 Liked 99 Times in 21 Posts	Re: higher staging rpm stall speed= reduction in R/T I was chatting with someone at the ATI trailer about converters a couple of years ago. I asked about staging RPM's having any effect on the performance of a superstock combo. If I understood him correctly he stated that if a converter was set to flash 5200 with your combination it will do it if you stage at 2500 or 4500. This did not take into account an issue with a carb that that has not had the accelerator pump set up properly and stumbles when you nail it at low RPM. He also said many times a car will be quicker if you "hit" the converter from a low RPM vs max stall, but different stage RPM's will alter your reaction times. Don Jackson