A very basic question I'm sure....

I need to verify that my stall is what it is supposed to be. Is it as simple as finding some sticky pavement and holding my brakes until the back tires start spining, taking note of the RPM?

Thanks!

Robert

 

No that will give you about a estimate but usually about 4-500 to low because you are not flashing it. Ive heard you can tell by watching when the car shifts and seeing were it drops to.

 

Like he said, if you hold the brakes on, it wont show what it truely stalls at depending on what you consider stall speed.

Yes, the speed where it will turn the tires over/wont rev any higher without them breaking loose is the stall speed. It may just rev up to a certain point with the brakes on hard and the engine floored. I never drove a auto LT1 car and did this ...

However, as he said, your flash stall speed will be a little bit higher. This is the stall speed you achieve by holding the brakes, stabbing the throttle and instantly letting off the brakes as the engine starts to hit a point where it feels under a load. The flash stall speed will be a couple hundred RPM's higher. This is why flashing it off the line, with good tires, is a little quicker than it is to just hold the brakes on, give it gas, and wait for the green.