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Old Oct 31, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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we have 2011 gs with e force and headers only, had 484 tourque on dyno ---would like more power out of hole, would a tourque converter be the answer?

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a tq converter doesnt add any power or tq but it gets you to your peak power/tq alot quicker which makes it faster.

389 peak tq seems really low for an eforce and headers
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Originally Posted by dicky
a tq converter doesnt add any power or tq but it gets you to your peak power/tq alot quicker which makes it faster.

389 peak tq seems really low for an eforce and headers
on both counts.

389 is VERY low, that's a supercharged LS3...dicky's and my stock internals/naturally aspirated LS2 automatics make almost that much.
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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
on both counts.

389 is VERY low, that's a supercharged LS3...dicky's and my stock internals/naturally aspirated LS2 automatics make almost that much.
...and mine actually makes more; something is wrong.
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Gotta be a typo. 489 would be more like it.
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...and mine actually makes more; something is wrong.
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Gotta be a typo. 489 would be more like it.
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Something wrong. My LS2 with eforce and headers makes 550lbs.
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