the valves that i'm running are 360 valves from mopar performance with dual valve springs.

from what others said i gathered that the stall speed should be considered at cruising speed so that it wasnt slipping. so if at cruising speed if your at part throttle it wont matter???

i do have a good size tranny cooler because i already blew up one tranny. welded all the clutches to the drums. i put v8 internals back in the tranny but i'm looking for a good core right now cuz it still slips into 3rd. i think the case has warped. i rebuilt it with complete kits 4 times in one week with my brother in law who is the local chryler transmission tech. but has never been right.

to be honest i got the head already set up. i meet up with a guy who ran a slant in the 80s in circle track. he had a spare head that was worked real good. the valves where already fitted but brand new. i had the valves 3 angled and had the head resurfaced and pressure tested to be sure it was ok. paid 200 buck for it.

At part throttle the converter will be locked up anyway.

Listen to Dennis. He knows what he's talking about here. I can second his statements from personal experience.

Lou

All torque converters slip all the time. Just because a converter stalls at 3000 doesn't mean you have to be driving over 3000 RPM to "lock it up". It will only stall at that speed if the engine is making enough power to make it stall. Under normal driving and part throttle conditions you will never even know a looser converter is in the car.