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Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: Mopar Grandpa] #569403 01/02/10 08:03 PM 01/02/10 08:03 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 207 People's Republic of Mass. B Belvedere2 enthusiast
Belvedere2 enthusiast B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 207 People's Republic of Mass.	Quote: Rick Allison at A&A Transmission. I got my Dynamic from Rick. Great to deal with.

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: Belvedere2] #569404 01/02/10 08:58 PM 01/02/10 08:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio dartman366 I Live Here
dartman366 I Live Here Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,247 Mt. Vernon, Ohio	the best place is,,,,one that will sell you exactly what you ordered at a fair cost, or design's exactly what you need at a fair cost,,is there such a place?? one person says ABC converter company is the best,,next person says they suck, same for XYZ converter company and DEF converter company and so on and so on, you will never get everybody to agree on one, I personally would just pick a name brand,give them as much accurate info of your combo as you can and give it a shot,they will eather hit or not, I have given a local shop a chance at building my new one so we will see how that work's out,,,for the price it was hard to beat. course I am running a 15 year old TCI that everyone on here say's isn't worth scrap price,,,15years, 1 freshen,no issues, and still good, I guess they don't make scrap like they used to. Light travels faster than the speed of sound,,,this is why some people seem bright untill you hear them speak.

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: Belvedere2] #569405 01/02/10 09:07 PM 01/02/10 09:07 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 902 Mopar Lane,Mississippi 6 67HEMI super stock
67HEMI super stock 6 Joined: May 2008 Posts: 902 Mopar Lane,Mississippi	You guys will probably laugh but I have a Trans-King 9 inch in my Coronet which is 3800 race weight.It was 600.00. The 9 inch works very good on the street with little to no "flare".Runs consistent 1.42 60 ft. This is my second one.The first I bought in 94 and it had over 700 t-brake passes on it and was sold with my road runner. '33 Plymouth 5 Window Coupe Blown Aluminum HEMI w/bolt ons (under construction) '69 Chrysler 300 Convertible 375 HP 440 '71 Plymouth Duster 360 W/EFI (Wife's Ride) '12 Ram MegaCab Dually 6.7 Cummins

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: dartman366] #569406 01/02/10 09:10 PM 01/02/10 09:10 PM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,595 On the south side of Nowhere S S/ST 3040 master
S/ST 3040 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,595 On the south side of Nowhere	I don't care what anybody says, those XYZ converters do suck! I'm not too sure about the TCI either.

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: dartman366] #569407 01/02/10 09:26 PM 01/02/10 09:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,981 SE Michigan TS3303 top fuel
TS3303 top fuel Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,981 SE Michigan	Quote: the best place is,,,,one that will sell you exactly what you ordered at a fair cost, or design's exactly what you need at a fair cost,,is there such a place?? one person says ABC converter company is the best,,next person says they suck, same for XYZ converter company and DEF converter company and so on and so on, you will never get everybody to agree on one, I personally would just pick a name brand,give them as much accurate info of your combo as you can and give it a shot,they will eather hit or not. He's in a bad situation financially having to go across the pond, so reworking it 2 or 3 times probably not an option. good luck. Converters are worse than cams. When the witch doctor is done with your cam spec have him meet up with your fortune teller and get a converter recommendation. Then send it by the Vatican to have it blessed. can't help with a recommendation, Coan sucked for me and Hughes has been good (Glide)

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: TS3303] #569408 01/02/10 09:40 PM 01/02/10 09:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,101 Yes S sixpakdodge master
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Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: 67HEMI] #569409 01/02/10 09:55 PM 01/02/10 09:55 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: You guys will probably laugh but I have a Trans-King 9 inch in my Coronet which is 3800 race weight.It was 600.00. The 9 inch works very good on the street with little to no "flare".Runs consistent 1.42 60 ft. This is my second one.The first I bought in 94 and it had over 700 t-brake passes on it and was sold with my road runner. not laughing here, i had a 4000 9" trans king and wish i never sold it. that was a kick butt converter. i believe a older trans king before they changed hands.my 63 plymouth use to leave like a bat out of hell. 5706971-65PLYMOUTHHEMIBELVEDERE63PLYMOUTHMAXWEDGE002.jpg (105 downloads)

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Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: domingo] #569411 01/03/10 10:52 AM 01/03/10 10:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,703 Mohnton, Pa DodgeCharger master
DodgeCharger master Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,703 Mohnton, Pa	I've never tried one but the Neil Chance might be the way to go. You can make stall changes to the converter yourself instead of having to send it back. It does cost almost double a standard converter but you can tailor it to your needs. I've tried 4 different converters in my cuda and I am still not happy with the results. If you have an application that is out of the ordinary getting a converter that works properly is more luck than science.

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: DodgeCharger] #569412 01/03/10 11:12 AM 01/03/10 11:12 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york	Anybody have any experience with PROTORQUE in Long Island NY?? HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: 77DragracerR/T] #569413 01/03/10 11:19 AM 01/03/10 11:19 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 176 NC USA U ultimatelenny member
ultimatelenny member U Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 176 NC USA	Quote: I have a Ulimate 8" that slowed my car down .9 and went from having 1.47 60' to 1.66 and is being shipped back.I only made 3 runs and went home and pulled it out and since I'm in Canada that was a $1600. purchase with everything in,taxes & shipping etc. I run a 8" TCS and it had the sprag go on it last year and i shipped it back and for $250. it's new again and staying in the car for good. 1.41 60's in a 3420 Aspen/408 Hi, Do give me a call at the new shop at 704-892-6837 and we can go over whatever the problem is and see if we can correct it. Look forward to assisting you. Lenny Croteau www.ultimateconverter.com Phone 704-892-6837 Fax 704-892-6880

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: domingo] #569414 01/03/10 02:56 PM 01/03/10 02:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10 Saskatoon, Canada S sk68gtx member
sk68gtx member S Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10 Saskatoon, Canada	Not sure if A-1 (Marv Ripes) is still in business... they used to make a pretty good converter. 68 GTX 440-6 10.92 @ 120 03 CTD Laramie QC 4x4

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: domingo] #569415 01/03/10 06:58 PM 01/03/10 06:58 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 446 oregon S savoyracer mopar
savoyracer mopar S Joined: May 2007 Posts: 446 oregon	Just went through that experience. what I did was the same thing that you are doing. Went on the internet, asked, read up etc. then went to those "recommended" companies websites, and filled out THEIR specs form. In the comments box, I said that I was going to be purchasing a new convertor, and wanted to know what their recommendation was, and how much. I figured that i would get a good idea of what the experts suggested would work for me, and a ball park price, all so that I could make a reasonable intelligent decision. Well, I was wrong! The ONLY one that was interested in my business was HUGHES. They got right back to me with an e-mail and a phone call, and at least they expressed an interest in me, and my car. NONE of the others showed any interest, One sent me a form letter, stating that they would get back to me, that would be Neil chance, and the others, including Ultimate, Coan etc. did not even bother with a reply. I did talk to A-1,on the phone, he wanted the order, but was not interested in my cars specs, until I brought that subject up. Needless to say that raised a big ol red flag. So, I just spent $1400.00 with Hughes, at least they made me feel like my business was important to them. Naturally i would recommend that you at least talk to them, and give them a shot at your business. they earned mine.

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: savoyracer] #569416 01/03/10 07:06 PM 01/03/10 07:06 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,055 Salina ks 572_dup2 Back On The Bumper!!
572_dup2 Back On The Bumper!! Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,055 Salina ks	Only one you need. http://www.ultimateconverter.com/ Shawn Jennings

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: 572_dup2] #569417 01/03/10 11:43 PM 01/03/10 11:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,449 nc E earthmover top fuel
earthmover top fuel E Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,449 nc	i can say that lenny is a great guy i sent in my specs for a verta and he called me right back....i have not got the verta from him yet cause at the time he was comeing to nc and i was out of work due to surgery and he called me and atlked as long as i talked..... i have a dynamic now and love it but i think my verta is comeing from lenny cause he took time and called mee and talked to me told me to come up and see how things work.... so lenny is my verta man...... thanks for the time lenny....

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: earthmover] #569418 01/04/10 07:51 AM 01/04/10 07:51 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,528 Mansfield, Tx Jacob Pitt master
Jacob Pitt master Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,528 Mansfield, Tx	I'm happy with both of my Ultimate Converters! Big block and small block. 2013 NHRA D4 Stock Champ #4 in the World IHRA Stock 2x IHRA Div.4 Stock Champ 14x Track Champ All using a Ultimate Converter Concepts converter. Call Lenny today 704-892-6837

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? [Re: Jacob Pitt] #569419 01/04/10 09:03 AM 01/04/10 09:03 AM
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 162 Greentown Indiana M moparmxz member
moparmxz member M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 162 Greentown Indiana	I,ve only owned tci(junk),coan(worked ok at least it seemed like it)until i bought a turbo action(picked up a tenth or more in the eighth with the same sixty foot times + almost two mph). Almost forgot one it was a turbo action also,probably ten years old when installed and it lasted another ten before laying the fins over. Randy Brough 1967 440 Dart S/P 6.37 106mph best eighth 3150 lbs

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Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? #569421 01/04/10 03:40 PM 01/04/10 03:40 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,225 Charleston S sixpackgut Drag Week Mod Champion
sixpackgut Drag Week Mod Champion S Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 9,225 Charleston	I run an Ultimate now, works great. i also ran a TCT(dynamic racing trans in ct) before that, worked real good. sold it, made member 493dart's car 3 tenths faster. i also had a PTC that worked well, ran exactly the same as the TCT Gen 3 power 6.22@110, 9.85@135 Follow @g3hemiswap on instagram performance only racing, CRT, ultimate converter, superior design concepts, ThumperCarbs

Re: Best place to get my torque converter from??? #569422 01/04/10 04:31 PM 01/04/10 04:31 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,442 LOWELL IN Q QWK_ENUF top fuel
QWK_ENUF top fuel Q Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,442 LOWELL IN	Quote: Ask 20 people who makes a nice converter, and you'll get 20 different answers. But EVERYONE will have the same opinion on this converter company.....GER!!! Are they still in business? you have to admit those 3 page ad's were awesome WAXER

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