What converter are you running
#1
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What converter are you running
Please tell me whose racing torque converter you are using and if you are happy with its performance. If you replaced a previous converter and have verifyable data to show improvements, please provide gains achieved.
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I have a 8 inch 5800rpm spragless Transmission Specialities converter behind my BBC.
I have run this converter for the last 2 seasons and was pleased with it's performance, thats is... till I found it has over 17% slippage :shock:
I'm pretty sure it was loose from the get go and they do offer one free tweak within the first 6 months. I just never knew it was loose till someone on here ran the numbers for me.
I wouldn't be afraid to buy another one though.
Cp
I have run this converter for the last 2 seasons and was pleased with it's performance, thats is... till I found it has over 17% slippage :shock:
I'm pretty sure it was loose from the get go and they do offer one free tweak within the first 6 months. I just never knew it was loose till someone on here ran the numbers for me.
I wouldn't be afraid to buy another one though.
Cp
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I've run Continental for as long as I've racing. In fact I've only had one racing convertor, ever. It's an 8" that I bought in '95. Initially it was set up for my 63 Nova with a 406 and 5000 stall. I had it freshened and restalled to 5500 when I bought my FED, then again to 5800 when I went with a big roller. One more time when I installed the 522RM in my Vette roadster, still at 5800. I"m sending it in again this winter to up the stall a bit more. Kris has always nailed the stall I wanted on the first try with 5-7% slippage.
Johnny
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I've ran Continental, Hughes, and PTC, current is PTC, and they will stand 100% behind their product. I've had good luck with all of them, never broke one, but PTC is closer for me and will have something in a couple days if necessary.
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Originally Posted by mytmouz
X 2 on PTC. I have used them before and will again. My current convertor is from BTE, good service from them also...
I just got my coan converter back from a freshen up it was about 70.00 less then we figured
want to add after I got this coan back ... it was 600rpms tighter then it was when I sent it in ... and of course they told me I was down on HP and would not fix it... I wont be back there either
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Originally Posted by cepx111
I have a 8 inch 5800rpm spragless Transmission Specialities converter behind my BBC.
I have run this converter for the last 2 seasons and was pleased with it's performance, thats is... till I found it has over 17% slippage :shock:
I'm pretty sure it was loose from the get go and they do offer one free tweak within the first 6 months. I just never knew it was loose till someone on here ran the numbers for me.
I wouldn't be afraid to buy another one though.
HOW DID YOU OR WHOEVER FIGURE OUT SLIPPAGE?
Cp
I have run this converter for the last 2 seasons and was pleased with it's performance, thats is... till I found it has over 17% slippage :shock:
I'm pretty sure it was loose from the get go and they do offer one free tweak within the first 6 months. I just never knew it was loose till someone on here ran the numbers for me.
I wouldn't be afraid to buy another one though.
HOW DID YOU OR WHOEVER FIGURE OUT SLIPPAGE?
Cp
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Originally Posted by JEFF69Z28
Originally Posted by cepx111
I have a 8 inch 5800rpm spragless Transmission Specialities converter behind my BBC.
I have run this converter for the last 2 seasons and was pleased with it's performance, thats is... till I found it has over 17% slippage :shock:
I'm pretty sure it was loose from the get go and they do offer one free tweak within the first 6 months. I just never knew it was loose till someone on here ran the numbers for me.
I wouldn't be afraid to buy another one though.
HOW DID YOU OR WHOEVER FIGURE OUT SLIPPAGE?
Cp
I have run this converter for the last 2 seasons and was pleased with it's performance, thats is... till I found it has over 17% slippage :shock:
I'm pretty sure it was loose from the get go and they do offer one free tweak within the first 6 months. I just never knew it was loose till someone on here ran the numbers for me.
I wouldn't be afraid to buy another one though.
HOW DID YOU OR WHOEVER FIGURE OUT SLIPPAGE?
Cp