8" converter on the street???
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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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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, 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon 340, no drivetrain, on blocks behind the barn '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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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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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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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
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Re: 8" converter on the street???
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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 They will break away and rev up under harder throttle action but seem to stay lock up at light throttle very well I have had two bad 8 inch converters, a older (1975 era) Art Carr and a GER Neither one of them was worth owning
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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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! 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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