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I didn't know that .4-.6 second drops were possible with just a converter change in V6 cars as well. Seems like IIRC that's about the same that is seen on V8's. Still that's a good drop and you'd know better than me Travis.
Not sure if you do a converter you absolutely need to change gears, a member on this board (ZSPOT98) runs around a 4000 rpm stall with 2.73 gears (I think he's running 11's) because the stall gives him enough torque and RPM's off the line to still launch hard while maintaining a decent drive gear. Just throwing it out there since you said this is a DD and you have 3.08's, even with those a converter should make a big difference.
If it were me, since your waiting about gears anyway, I'd go ahead and do a converter first, see how it was with the 3.08's, if you like it, I'd stick with them. Just a thought. And I do agree, a converter will make a bigger difference for less hassle at this point than doing a cam. Once you are up to speed and the converter is locked up your mileage shouldn't change much if at all. City driving is what will kill it with a converter.
Not sure if you do a converter you absolutely need to change gears, a member on this board (ZSPOT98) runs around a 4000 rpm stall with 2.73 gears (I think he's running 11's) because the stall gives him enough torque and RPM's off the line to still launch hard while maintaining a decent drive gear. Just throwing it out there since you said this is a DD and you have 3.08's, even with those a converter should make a big difference.
If it were me, since your waiting about gears anyway, I'd go ahead and do a converter first, see how it was with the 3.08's, if you like it, I'd stick with them. Just a thought. And I do agree, a converter will make a bigger difference for less hassle at this point than doing a cam. Once you are up to speed and the converter is locked up your mileage shouldn't change much if at all. City driving is what will kill it with a converter.
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