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69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice #183038
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i have a 69 rr(just purchaced) with a 440,guy said it has the biggest hyd cam in it,anyway im new to mopar,i need a trans(3rd is out)i bought a tci manual reverse valve body,what would be a good converter choice,it has a 355 sure-grip,thanks guys-jeff

Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: dodgem1] #183039
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gunna need mor e info than that.

Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: blownzoom440] #183040
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im just trying to get it on the street for summer,im not trying to get to tekky on it,ill tear the engine down next winter to see whats in it,just wanting somthing to ride but would lik to have some kindof stall

Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: dodgem1] #183041
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just out of thin air a 4,000 9.5"TC
are you having your TC rebuilt?...
try to measure the cam lift and installed CL over the winter.that will help.

Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: blownzoom440] #183042
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no,i have the engine running good,i have a small viabration,even in park,i think its the verter,so i want to start with a new on,you think i need a 4000 for the street,i have a 740 hp hilley on a victor manifold

Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: dodgem1] #183043
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we should proof read, i have a 750 hp holley on a victor 440 intake,lol-jeff

Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: dodgem1] #183044
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with my .509 hyd cam i know i wanted more than the 3,000 TC i had.there hyd cams going to the .550 lift range so it is a guessing game.a TC can be strong down low and still have 4K stall.what size tires do you have?
an easy thing to check is if you have stock steel stamped valve train[rockers]not rollers.

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Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: dodgem1] #183045
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Not knowing what exactly you have to work with I would recommend an off the shelf 10" 3500 converter.Turbo action,B&M,or whoever you like.I believe their is one for sale in the parts section now for a pretty good deal.It is a Coan(also a good brand).

Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: dodgem1] #183046
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Being that you are new to Mopars don't buy a TCI, Hughes, Art Carr or any used or any of the other cheaper brand converters. Go with a Turbo Action, Dynamicss, ATI, or one of the other ones that the guys on here will recommend that is custom built for your car A good converter is like a really good woman, hard to find, is really good to you and a real keeper


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Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: Cab_Burge] #183047
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Yep Turbo Action and Dynamic are the ones I have used and both are great converter's. Call the converter company you plan to go with and talk to them as they are the best at picking what you need. Ron

Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: dodgem1] #183048
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Turbo Action

But you really need to know what you have in the engine.A lot of converters get installed based on "I know this is what I have" and then the converter company gets blamed when the combo is a dog.


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We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.
Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: Chris2581] #183049
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Strokers are pretty forgiving if the converter is a bit tight...unlike say a 340 would be....torque is grunt and you need a heck of a lot of cam to take the bottom end grunt out of a 500" mopar.

A 750 on a Stroker will start to choke off power above ~4800RPM but it will be very responsive and should add torque to the low end...going to a larger carb (~950-1000HP) will help the top end power with no real downside off idle-up.


That said you say "the biggest Hydraulic they make"....well the biggest off the shelf Comp and Crane Hydrauic rollers are IIRC around 242 to [Email]248@.050....but[/Email] for example the Biggest Hughes is around 272 @.050 so there's a HUGE disparity between MFGs.

My Find out more about what's inside what you just bought....then figure your wieght, gearing, tire size and how you intend to drive it and take that fto a reputable Converter MFG.
do it once, do it right.

As for off the shelf, I know from my own experience that a 'Tight' T/A 10" converter that Footbrake stalled around 3200 behind a 10:1 440 would stall around 3800-4000 behind one of my 265 @.050 solid cammed 500 motors, but it would feel very nice (no slushiness) at part throttle behind so much torque so it's a good default stroker vert for street occasional strip duty so long as you cooled it down between rounds. For an every week-end bracket type use I'd go to a more race-oriented unit.

As a rule of thumb I try to get the stall pretty close t othe 70MPH highway cruise RPM....if you don't your MPG is gonna suck so I tend to build them custom with a tighter FB stall (As much as I think the suspension can handle) but with a looser FLASH which should optimumly be at the cusp of peak WOT torque RPM.....my own custom 9 1/2" PTC fb stalls at ~3400 but flashes to 4400, works great with 700HP and 3.54 gears.....but I cam and tune my street motors for the broadest and highest average torque and let the heads and induction carry the HP/RPM. Guys will tell you you I 'need' 4200 stall and 5000 flash and if my car was a drag car running on slicks probably so...but since the motor was built to make at least 90% of it's peak torque from ~3400 to about 5700 it really doesn't matter as much in the sense that the broader (less peaky) the torque the less critical the Stall/flash is so long as you're in the right ballpark...that's why it's so important to know your cam specs and head flow to pick the right vert....that said it works so well I'm getting bored with driving an Automatic so I'm gonna go back to a stick and have some real fun!!!

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Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: Streetwize] #183050
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I'd be curious as to what you really have. No reason to run a Victor intake on a 440 that sounds like it isn't that built. Especially with a small carb.


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Re: 69 rr-440-big hyd. cam-need trans-best converter choice [Re: SomeCarGuy] #183051
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well the victor was on it ,so i guess itll stay,thanks for the 70 mph tip,thats easy enuf,but with third out,thats not a posibility,i may call the guy on here that has the coan for sale,you guys are all in the know about mopars,i guess i have to start somewere,thanks guys-jeff







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