I’m not sure what exactly is causing it to die when putting it in gear. The converter appears to be pretty tight which may be causing part of the issue. Heck, this car will drive itself onto a trailer at 800 RPM’s without touching the gas! Another thing is that this engine is so strong even at idle. I believe the intake manifold and the way we set it up are simply causing a lot of power down low. I know that sounds stupid but the engine pulls so hard at 800 RPM’s it’s like a bull in the starting gate. The combo is also very different and I believe it’s beyond the limits of the stock ECU. But I gave it a try. I’m not sure if the BB turbos have much to do with it but these turbos spool so fast it’s unreal. The bottom line is that I will now be installing a stand alone first before doing anything with the converter.
Thanks guys. Yeah, my neighbors probably aren't too fond of me doing this. But it's not too often...
I think it's dawinng on me that the converter is just too tight. Chris at Circle D is really good so that is what kind of surprises me. But I bought the trans through Darrin at BC and gave him the dyno graph to forward to Chris. So something could have happened in that commication chain, IDK. Based on the code off the converter and in talking to Chris at Circle D, he suggested going two steps higher on the stall which will add about 500 RPM's to it. I think the car will still be fast (maybe faster). I think the one in there now is supposed to be rated at around a 2800-3000 stall. But in another car, maybe it would be ok. It's just pulling way too hard at idle. It's tricky like you said.