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2800 stall converter?

Reply #15 –
It goes in tomorrow. I'll be reporting back on Friday when I get it back as to how fun it is ;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

2800 stall converter?

Reply #16 –
Woohoo!! Can't wait to hear, I'm sure you can't wait to try it!
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

2800 stall converter?

Reply #17 –
It's gotta be better than it is now. 2nd gear slips so bad that anything over 1/4 throttle in 2nd and the motor just freewheels :hick:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #18 –
That pi should wake it up. :burnout:
A cheapo tci lockup improved my 60' with a weaker motor.
The track times will improve :evilgrin::evilgrin:
Good luck!
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]88 t-bird: 5.0ho, gt40y, crane 2031, fms 1.7, paxton@5#, aod wide ratio, tci stall, performer rpm upper, 70mm bbk, pro m 60, 42#s, 3.73 7.5" posi, jba shorties, borla, upr x. 13.4 @ 104mph. cbaza, moates, tuned by decipha

2800 stall converter?

Reply #19 –
Well I won't get the T-bird back till Tuesday. Turns out that PI sent the trans guy a lock up 2800 stall converter in a 31 spline, non lock up converter box :hick:. He said this is the first time in ten years he's been ordering from PI that they have screwed up. He called PI and they are built the converter today and are next day air shipping it Monday morning so he will have it by 10 am Tuesday morning. The sucky part is that the trans is done and all he had to do was put the converter on and bolt the trans back up to the engine.

The nice thing is that the car will sit in his shop until it is done and I pick it up Tuesday. He only works on one car at a time and keeps them in his shop until they are picked up.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

2800 stall converter?

Reply #20 –
DOH!!!! :( Oh well, sounds like they've got it under control and are doing the best they possibly can.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

2800 stall converter?

Reply #21 –
Alright its Tuesday!!!! There better be pairs of marks all over shiznit-cago!!!!! :hick:
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

2800 stall converter?

Reply #22 –
Yes I got the car back today and holy shiznit does it perform much better:D. Full throttle from a stop burns the tires for 10 to 15 feet and and spins them again on the 1-2 up shift. It pulls like crazy. It's much faster than it was even when the stock AOD was in good shape. If I slip my foot from the brake right to the gas and mash it the car will bark the tires and rocket ahead barking the 1-2 shift. I also found out that it will break the tires loose on a 4-2 full throttle downshift at 50 mph, much to the chagrin of a 350Z who couldn't figure out how the hell a 22 year old T-bird was passing his ass:D

Yeah it hauls ass now. I can't wait to get it to the track in a month or so. People have no idea how fun a worked over AOD is. The guy who built the trans told me when I picked it up that "it moves out pretty good for a big car".
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

2800 stall converter?

Reply #23 –
Oh and this is the guy who built my trans: http://www.tsiracing.com/history.htm He has a Vortech 5.0 Mustang as the shop car running the same trans that's in my car. It runs 9s.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

2800 stall converter?

Reply #24 –
Sweeeeeeeeeet :D  And yea I bet thats exactly what he said LOL. Theyre always runnin' something stupid-fast themselves so we're like holy shiznit and theyre like "yea it gets outta its own way".
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

2800 stall converter?

Reply #25 –
To me the car feels awfully fast but I drive a 3.8 MN-12 T-bird every day so what do I know;).

Maybe I should start saving money for a Jay Allen custom cam and head package. Then the car would be "fast.....er" :burnout:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.
 

2800 stall converter?

Reply #26 –
Yea I think the cat seems even faster this year because it's not doing DD duty anymore, a lead barge is. :hick:
 
But knowing what mine does, yours seems to be similar in options, etc (read: DEAD WEIGHT :rollin:) so its gotta be awesome given you have even more top end and just power and torque overall 'cause youve got the full gt-40 setup and a mild cam.
 
Given funds and other factors Im standing pat for awhile. Looks like YOU definitely have the bug and it's only getting worse lol.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

2800 stall converter?

Reply #27 –
Yeah my T-bird is a fatty. The only option it does not have is a sunroof. With a full tank of gas it's really close to 3600lbs. The trans shifts at 5200 rpm, right where the cam runs out (range is from 1200-5200 rpm) so it seems like it just has full power with my foot to the floor. The stock AOD took forever to shift too. I swear it tagged the rev limiter one or twice at the track :hick:

I'm going to the track on April 24th barring any rain out. I'm curious to see what this luxo-barge runs now;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

2800 stall converter?

Reply #28 –
im just glad youre happy with it. sounds like a kick a--
combination.enjoy--irv

2800 stall converter?

Reply #29 –
Good job, I kinda miss the auto! It's nice when there right.
I still like to slap gears though, wish I had a switch to do both.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +