Ok so For some of you that may not have seen I'm planning some what of an over haul on the 98 Tahoe 4dr 2wd. I'm going to have a trans built to tow in OD. It wont have a big shift kit in it probably just some light valve body work (according to builder) to make sure they are crisp but not harsh.
I am looking at 2 engine setups.
1.stock replacement. I wont be doing any real performance mods just swapping out the units and replacing clean some of the old crap and keeping all the emissions equipment. I might change the gears in the rear to 3.73 with this setup to ease the burden on the trans when towing in OD
2.HT383E. Since I'm towing alot this would be an option with some performance goodies like shorties or mid tubes with high flow cats and custom Y with 2 1/2 inch pipe back to a 3inch merge in the stock location to accommodate a cat back. I would also most likely cap the EGR crap but keep the air injection on it to help keep the cats from getting clogged on start up. Also a BB tune to go with everything leaving the trans pressures stock so the trans builder can do his work in the valve body.
My question to all of this is what stall to use? I don't want to run a quarter mile or anything but with towing is there any advantage to a higher then stock stall on a boat ramp or will it just loose traction and be a *****? I can see when just towing around town having the higher stall like say around 2200 to 2400 but will it kill me on a boat ramp?
I am looking at 2 engine setups.
1.stock replacement. I wont be doing any real performance mods just swapping out the units and replacing clean some of the old crap and keeping all the emissions equipment. I might change the gears in the rear to 3.73 with this setup to ease the burden on the trans when towing in OD
2.HT383E. Since I'm towing alot this would be an option with some performance goodies like shorties or mid tubes with high flow cats and custom Y with 2 1/2 inch pipe back to a 3inch merge in the stock location to accommodate a cat back. I would also most likely cap the EGR crap but keep the air injection on it to help keep the cats from getting clogged on start up. Also a BB tune to go with everything leaving the trans pressures stock so the trans builder can do his work in the valve body.
My question to all of this is what stall to use? I don't want to run a quarter mile or anything but with towing is there any advantage to a higher then stock stall on a boat ramp or will it just loose traction and be a *****? I can see when just towing around town having the higher stall like say around 2200 to 2400 but will it kill me on a boat ramp?
