Converter Questions
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What is the best converter under 1000 bucks?My set up is a 3000 lb Abody 410 ci eddy heads,flat tappet solid cam,904 w low 1st,410 gear.currently runs 10.95 @ 122-123 w a 1.53 60 ft. footbrake.car is a street/strip car
410 pump gas solis flat tappet cam 10.95 so far
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Re: Converter Questions
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I've had very good luck with Turbo Action... I have 3 of them and 2 other brands that havent been to good... this is a question you will get all sorts of answers
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Re: Converter Questions
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Lenny at Ultimate, I have three of them, two eight inch T/A converters redone by him for 11secdart and the lockup one in my truck. ( lowered 60ft a tenth in the truck) My friend had a bad experience with a Coan trans in his Brand X car and their customer service was horrible regarding the matter. He built a sturdy wooden crate to ship the trans in , they returned it in a cardboard box hence the trans got damaged in shipping they would`t do anything. So Coan
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Re: Converter Questions
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12/27/14 04:59 PM
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Turbo Action. Best products and great service.
www.turboaction.com
I've had two of them, 8 inch and 9 inch 069J, both built for 727 and the old NHRA SS/AA Hemi motors. I used them in my 518 C.I. pump gas motor on the street and strip, the 8 inch would flash stall to 5400 to5600 RPM, depending on track elevation and weather conditions. It was way better(.2 ET and 2.5 MPH) at the track and on the street than the custom built 10 ich converter I broke in the car I've had a bunch of bad converters and only several real good ones, both T/A are good
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Lenny at Ultimate Convertor. awesome service, great communication, and great product.
I picked up ET, MPH, and 60' with his convertor. best in the business.
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Re: Converter Questions
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Lenny at Ultimate Convertor. awesome service, great communication, and great product.
Another happy customer here.
'74 Challenger..9.46 @ 145.9 1/4, 6.001 @ 118 1/8 so far. 4023lb !!! # N/A, Marsh performance 655ci, Indy Maxx, T/R, Indy 600-13 X's, Street legal, pump gas, full interior, Cal-Tracs, mufflers, 3:73's and real 10.5 radials. 9.51 @ 142.4 1/4, 6.003 @ 114 1/8 with our old mule KB, 572-13, 580 wedge. RHD '68 Barracuda Fastback 323ci street/strip. Best ET 13.88 @ 99.03
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Re: Converter Questions
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Got 3 TA converters in use....
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Re: Converter Questions
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Turbo Action-the best quality and service.
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Re: Converter Questions
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Good thread, lots of votes for TA. Had one in a street car years ago,seem to work good. Coan converters were the one my trans guy use to tell me to buy, any one running one??? any good???
I bought a Coan... didnt like it at all.. I think they are riding on their name of years ago
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Re: Converter Questions
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12/27/14 09:37 PM
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Any ideas on what I should ask for or just give them all the specs of the car and the intended use and hope for the best?
410 pump gas solis flat tappet cam 10.95 so far
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Re: Converter Questions
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12/27/14 09:54 PM
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Any ideas on what I should ask for or just give them all the specs of the car and the intended use and hope for the best?
Call any of the conv companies and talk to them on what your looking for and all the specs of the car and the engine... a dyno test on the engine does wonders
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Re: Converter Questions
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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My limited experience on engine dynos has not been good.Seems that the dyno has a hard time simulating load because when I put the motor in the car I had to re-tune.I have installed a wideband o2 in my car to help me along and has been a big help.Its another tool in the tool box,i don't live and die by it.When at the dragstrip it seemed that the fatter I made it the faster it ran so that's my dyno.
410 pump gas solis flat tappet cam 10.95 so far
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Re: Converter Questions
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Good thread, lots of votes for TA. Had one in a street car years ago,seem to work good. Coan converters were the one my trans guy use to tell me to buy, any one running one??? any good???
I bought a Coan... didnt like it at all.. I think they are riding on their name of years ago
Years ago I had a 10in. GER convertor and they have a bad reputation. I bought a Coan 10in. race convertor and put in my Demon and slowed down a 10th in the 1/8. The GER was about $250 and the Coan was $600.
1.33 60 ft,6.21 at 110.59 in the 1/8, pump gas small block,2950lbs,drag radials,mufflers and driven to track ...
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Re: Converter Questions
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I have had tci, b&m, pro torque, frank luppo, a-1, and Lenny. The Lenny was by far the best converter of the bunch.
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