High Stall Torque converter

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I'm considering fitting a Circle D 3600 stall converter to my 98 Camaro engined Morris Minor, but understand i'd need it mapped afterwards. As I stay in Scotland, there is no one here who has experience with the 98 pcm, so who would folk recommend. I'm after better 60 foot times as I just can't get better than a 1.9 and 12.2 @ 116 quarters and a high stall converter would lose me up to .8 second.
Fitting would be a pain as it's an engine and box out from a tight space, so don't want to start the process without some information.

Cheers

Pete

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Cheers Stevie, Pat G gets a mention on the LS tech forum, so I'll explore that option.

Pete

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I've Mickey Thompson sportsman s/r's 12 x 26 x 15's on a Ford 9 inch with 3.1 - 1 ratio and tru track diff - I know it's very tall geared as it's only hitting 4500 revs in third through the traps. It does hook very well though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfoCE1QQKVo

Pete

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Cheers folks, I'll look into the options mentioned. However, I really only want to get into the 11's as anything quicker may compromise things on the road as car has a very short wheelbase. As it is, there is minimal wheelspin when I leave the line (from idle) - it just hooks and goes. Engine is completely stock from a 98 Camaro, with no cats, no air con or power steering and egr deleted (removed). I've done around 5000 miles this year to various events, and car needs to be road friendly too. Cruising at 70 is very relaxing at 2000 revs - it's all a compromise.
A guy in a VX8R raced me at Crail and was a bit full of it at the start, but rather sheepish at the end - his wife was in hysterics - he's off to buy a supercharger now.

Pete

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ArnieVXR said:

Good point Gareth. I was just pointing out one downside of a high stall converter, especially as it gets proper road use. I'd be looking at a whiff of gas to pull the car into the elevens. Cheaper and easier to fit. Guess you'd need to be sure about the gearbox and converter if you add more power though.

Your point about high stall converters was what I initially thought about them, but having read up on them on American sites they seem to like them. However, I've never experienced one myself, so it's good to have an opinion from experience. Plenty food for thought though,as my car drives really nice as it is and I'd not want to alter it too much as it is still a relatively quick car as is.

Cheers

Pete

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My Uncle flew out of Crail when he was in the fleet air arm in the second world war. He also crashed a Barracuda I think on the grass beside the current strip when his hydraulics failed. He returned a few years ago to see what the place was like and said the markings for practise aircraft carrier landings were still visible. Historic Scotland does not allow any upgrades to the site, so the surface is as it was all these years ago.
It is reckoned that the site (former pig farm) will get sold for housing in the foreseeable future, so use it while you can. The man behind Crail died in an unfortunate accident 2 years ago and it is run by his sister now.


Pete

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MyM8V8 said:

In that case I would suggest the OP visit the Pod for a RWYB before spending anything more at the moment. That will give him a true reflection of what he needs to do. Big ask but maybe a nice weekend out for him, maybe meet up with someone of a like mind on the way?

I'd like to see a list of mods (or the current spec) of the engine.

I do plan a trip to a good track to see what my real times would be. My engine is a completely standard 98 Camaro (around 90k miles), no cats, egr removed,no power steering or air con, stainless twin 2.5 inch system with magnaflow straight through silencers,intake has twin filters on a y piece from Maf. PCM is stock too. Engine runs really quiet and smooth and changes up at just over 6k at full throttle.

Pete

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Modern stuff is getting quicker too - these chipped and tuned Audi S3's, golf r's, merc amg's, ariel atoms, bmw m5's I can just beat head to head, but audi s6's and nissan gtr's have just too much power.

Pete