Sounds like the typical DC484/DC509 thread... Low compression, no stall, no gear, no performance. Cam probably also wasn't degreed.

I'd check your cranking compression, its probably like 125. Does this engine have headers?

It sounds like your biggest problem is the converter.

Last edited by GTX MATT; 04/13/17 12:06 PM.
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