98 12 valve low power?
 

Ok i have a 98 12valve stage 1 reman auto trans.. have a bhaf,boost elbow, #100 plate about 1/8" from full forward and afc full forward, advanced timing and starwheel turned all the way forward..my truck is a total turd until it hits overdrive.. dont matter how much more i push down throttle it doesnt seem to make a difference. ive noticed most guys says with this setup they roll the smoke and gain alot of hp.. i DONT want the smoke it jus makes me wonder if i have low power due to lack of fueling... it will puff a little cloud if i smash the throttle hard from a stop but thats it.. truck is a dog through the gears.. it sucks tryimg to get on highway until it hits overdrive then it will takes off like a rocket.. its like i have no top end fueling.. i know my trucks starts defueling around 2100 rpm but its a dog before that too..has a new fuel filter and pre filter screen also..

Trans isn't built enough.

Well when they put the trans in they said it had a billet converter and it would handle 100hp over stock do u think im really over 280hp? The truck acted the same way before when i had the 11 plate in?

I'd say you're around there, but I can't imagine a billet convertor only being good for another 100hp. The rest of the trans... well... whole other story. Regardless, lower stall and more line pressure will do it, as would a lockup switch, but you have to build serious if you want to have a lockup switch that's really worth having. The easiest way to make it not be a dog off the line is to can the slushbox and convert it to stick.

Yea i should of just had them convert it instead of putting another trans in..this is my 5th dodge with an automatic and i swore i would never buy another auto i jus couldnt turn this truck down with the condition it was in..

This is my sixth auto trans in my first truck, wish I'd just started where I ended up.

It may not be true for everyone (obviously isn't, since most of the people in here say a TC and a shift kit are plenty good enough), but for me at least- built to the hilt is built right. And now I know it's best to just build it right the first time. I have more in this last trans than I spent on the truck, and IMO it's almost as good as a stick would have been.

Yea i had a 06 cr before with 650hp and that was an auto that i had built pretty good.. but this one i didnt have it built that much because im not planning on taking this truck over 350hp.. ill prolly do the afc mods and a 3gsk and leave it there.. it has 186000 miles and dont wanna make its life any shorter lol plus my high hp racing days are over since i have a house to pay for now lol... but does my smoke sound normal? Like i said most guys were sayin they roll the smoke and mine barely smokes at all... i dont want the smoke it jus makes me feel like there is a lack of fuel maybe.. ill have to test the lift pump pressure and make sure thats up to par since it looks like its the original one..

Mine didn't smoke that much until I was putting it all to the pavement. Not saying you don't have other issues, just saying until you can lock it you aren't really loaded.

Ok im jus gonna do some fuel pressure tests and see if that tellse me anything.. thanks!

I would have said fuel pressure off the batt .. sorry I missed this thread .. my bad.. :dang: