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Post by t91hatch on Feb 10, 2008 9:46:57 GMT -5
how do pick the right converter?i have a 306 it has gt40 x heads,z-cam a parker intake,750 holley, a c-4 wit stall and had 3.73 gears but i'm in process and adding my new 4.30 and 31 spline's and a spool and a 150 shot of nitrous!!!it has a cheap converter in it now was suppose to be a 3500 but when i try to stall it up i can only make it to about 1100 rpm on street tires and about1800 on slicks before it spins or pushes the car! i shift at 6800 so does anyone know which converter to go with or who to talk to that can help?thanks
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Post by Notch93 on Feb 10, 2008 10:53:01 GMT -5
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Post by xsr on Feb 10, 2008 11:49:29 GMT -5
You will never be able to foot brake a converter, and get the true flash. You need to roll in drive, at about 30mph, and hit it. This will load the converter enough, to show the true stall. Other option is a transbrake with no 2step. I would look for something in the 4,500 range, in a nitrous converter. This will be really tight on motor, like around 3,000 or so, but will loosen up nicely on the spray.
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Post by Notch93 on Feb 10, 2008 12:15:12 GMT -5
You will never be able to foot brake a converter, and get the true flash. You need to roll in drive, at about 30mph, and hit it. This will load the converter enough, to show the true stall. Other option is a transbrake with no 2step. I would look for something in the 4,500 range, in a nitrous converter. This will be really tight on motor, like around 3,000 or so, but will loosen up nicely on the spray. Even flashing the converter will not give you the true stall. The only way to get 100% true stall out of the converter is with a transbrake. |
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Post by theassassin on Feb 10, 2008 15:52:44 GMT -5
I am a Distributor for them if you need. |
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Post by t91hatch on Feb 10, 2008 22:29:37 GMT -5
thanks!i left some info at edge so hopefully i hear from them tommorrow !!thanks again for the help
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Post by Notch93 on Feb 11, 2008 19:43:44 GMT -5
thanks!i left some info at edge so hopefully i hear from them tommorrow !!thanks again for the help Don't hurt to talk to Andre, even if you decide to buy a converter from a different company. |
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Post by t91hatch on Feb 11, 2008 20:51:10 GMT -5
i talked to a few other places this morning and then andre called this evening.i really liked what he had to say,so i decide to go with them on a stall now i need to get a 157 tooth flexplate and wait for the new stall to arrive!THANKS FOR THE ADVICE!!!hopefully i'll have it back together soon!!can't wait to go play!
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Post by Notch93 on Feb 11, 2008 22:18:57 GMT -5
i talked to a few other places this morning and then andre called this evening.i really liked what he had to say,so i decide to go with them on a stall now i need to get a 157 tooth flexplate and wait for the new stall to arrive!THANKS FOR THE ADVICE!!!hopefully i'll have it back together soon!!can't wait to go play! Andre knows converters well, you won't be disappointed. |
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Post by rsw007 on Mar 27, 2008 7:14:47 GMT -5
yeah andre is awesome. i love my converter and my 60ft's prove what andre can do.
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Post by badass1993 on Mar 27, 2008 18:16:32 GMT -5
Custom converter is the only way to go.....I have a local guy that works miracles.......picked me up almost .6 and 10mph in the 1/8th over a shelf converter
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Post by bags50lx on Mar 27, 2008 21:33:15 GMT -5
Custom converter is the only way to go.....I have a local guy that works miracles.......picked me up almost .6 and 10mph in the 1/8th over a shelf converter shhhh dont tell everybody ;D |
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Post by t91hatch on Apr 21, 2008 20:35:44 GMT -5
well i got the edge conv. in the new bellhousing and 157 tooth flexplate and went to crank it and things have been going down hill ever since!first the starter made the most god awful noise,it made me cringe to hear it!well i pulled it off then replaced it and tried again and found it was going to far so i shimed it!then i noticed in a hurry to get it done i left a trans line loose and dumped a good bit of fluid no prblem fixed all that went to hit the starter and same noise!!checked it the starter seems to be hitting the flywheel perfect but it sounds like it's hitting on the edge and slipping and i can't figure it out!i've changed the starter hoping maybe that was it, but it did it with the new one also.anybody have any suggestions?
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