8" converter on the street???
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03/16/17 12:45 PM
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Who runs a 8" converter on the street and drives 50-80 mile trips???
Doug
MOPAR or NO CAR!!! 1965 Dodge Coronet soon a 6.1 Hemi with a Magnson blower 810 hp on pump gas 1964 Dodge Polara 582" Indy alum Block 426-1RA heads, 1933 Plymouth PE all Steel, LT1 4L60E 1959 Plymouth Savoy 33,000 mile survivor Old cars are never done. They are ongoing projects!
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Re: 8" converter on the street???
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03/16/17 01:06 PM
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As long as you buy a good quality converter, you won't have any issues at all. I've been running a 9" 5,000 stall on the street since 2003 w/ no trouble at all. Never had a combo that could use an 8".
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: 8" converter on the street???
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03/16/17 01:11 PM
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15+ years so far and never even freshened or adjusted.............CONTINENTAL 5500+...........
Last edited by Thumperdart; 03/16/17 01:12 PM.
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Re: 8" converter on the street???
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03/16/17 01:26 PM
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15+ years so far and never even freshened or adjusted.............CONTINENTAL 5500+........... Just saying that might be the 5.9x your looking for
71 demon stock stroke 440/indy ez-1 running 10.10 @ 132.14 mph in the 1/4 and 6.36 @ 107.46 mph in the 1/8 not in the same weekend but It did it then I sold it. 67 Belvedere that worked it's way in the 10's
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Re: 8" converter on the street???
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03/16/17 02:28 PM
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Thanks for all the input. I have run an 8" for a few years but never drove the car more than 25 miles before stopping for a few hrs. Now I want to go 50-60 miles.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Doug
MOPAR or NO CAR!!! 1965 Dodge Coronet soon a 6.1 Hemi with a Magnson blower 810 hp on pump gas 1964 Dodge Polara 582" Indy alum Block 426-1RA heads, 1933 Plymouth PE all Steel, LT1 4L60E 1959 Plymouth Savoy 33,000 mile survivor Old cars are never done. They are ongoing projects!
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Re: 8" converter on the street???
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03/16/17 02:31 PM
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Just have a good cooler.. you might want to run a temp gauge on the trans so you cant watch the temp for a while ![wave wave](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/wave.gif)
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Re: 8" converter on the street???
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03/16/17 04:26 PM
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I've ran several different 8 and 9 inch good brand converters on the street with no issues at light throttle crusing ![thumbs thumbs](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/thumbs.gif) They will break away and rev up under harder throttle action but seem to stay lock up at light throttle very well ![thumbs thumbs](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/thumbs.gif) I have had two bad 8 inch converters, a older (1975 era) Art Carr and a GER ![realcrazy realcrazy](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/realcrazy.gif) Neither one of them was worth owning ![down down](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/down.gif)
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Re: 8" converter on the street???
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03/16/17 11:20 PM
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I have an 8" Turbo Action 4500 converter in my car. It has seen 5 drag weeks and is about 16 years old. I do not run a temp gauge, and going down the highway on drag week the car is about 4100lbs with two occupants and cargo. I haven't changed the fluid in a very very long time and it still looks and smells fine. I am sure it could use a freshen up soon because it does drain back when the car sits for a week or so but it is still performing well, I got a new best 60ft last weekend.
There is guys on drag week that run 6000+RPM converters and pull a trailer. I worry about mine a lot less after seeing some of that going on.
68 Barracuda Formula S 340
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Re: 8" converter on the street???
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Buy a good 8 inch, you will be glad you did. I have a "tight" 8" 4800 stall A-1 converter that Dave Smith from Pro Trans spec'd out for me with A-1. Absolutely love it, drives like a modern car at part throttle (no noticeable slip or slushy feel), then when you punch it, the engine immediately flashes right to 4800 rpm, and your moving! ![smile smile](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/custom/smile.gif) It was not cheap, but works beautifully. I have the biggest B&M trans cooler you can get. I remember Dave telling me it is a bunch of BS that people think you can't run a 8 inch converter on the street. His answer was, do you want a fast car or not? If you do, run a 8 inch and be done with it. A tight 8 inch is much more efficient than a loose 9.5 inch. My combo: 4:10 Dana 60, full manual pro trans 727, 505 max wedge stroker, 620 HP, 620 tq, 4000 lbs with driver. All street driving so far, very fun.
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