what is stall?

[$*Blake*$]

ok i've never understood what this is and i seem to see it alot and kinda feel retarded about asking but i gotta know sum how... what is stall, as in like i stall up to 3500 or whatever. just a question dont flame

[BLLDOGG]

well when talking about stalling your car up to 3500, it is when you can sit there and press the brake and gas pedal and the same time in a drive gear while staying still. getting an aftermarket stall to reach up to 3500 is good for when you have an auto, like you do, to stall the engine to a higher rpm when racing the get a quicker launch, faster 60' and in the end, a better 1/4time.

[98Camaro3.8]

Just don't become one of those people that thinks only aftermarket converters stall. "Get a stall," they say. Guess they don't realize that all converters, including the stock one, have a stall point. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[BLLDOGG]

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/torque-converter.htm

there is a good description on how a torque converter works so you get an idea of whats going.

[grayman]

some engines require a 'higher stall' torque converter just so that they can be driven at all. if you build up an engine with an aggressive cam and valvetrain, for instance, this may require a higher idle speed just to keep the car running. this higher idle speed might end up being higher than a stock torque convertor.


many things to consider about stall convertors. deffinatly learn all you can before purchasing one.

some stall setups are not good for daily driver.

[$*Blake*$]

im not really looking to buy one just wondering what the meaning was. thnx i get it now and thnx BLLDOG for the link i learned something new today sitting in school searching forums during my computer class lol

[cam98aro]

to put it in the simplest terms, the transmission wolnt get 100% engine power untill your RPM's are at that stall number.


I have a 69 camaro with the origional converter, and a cam with almost 300 duration, and when i put it in drive, it stalls out.