[tinman467]

Simple Question :
Who (in your opinion) builds the best converters for high horsepower Pontiacs ? Who treats their customers right ? I've heard a lot about a bunch of different converter places, and was just curious as to everybody elses experiences.

[440GP69]

continental is my 1rst choice with redneck 2nd

[PONTIAC DUDE]

Seeing you posted in the RACE section............................. PTC

[tikiklubracing]

I'm on my 3rd year with the 3500 Redneck on 550hp in my 78 Catalina. Even my Chebbie buddies are switching from Coan to Redneck.

[Jack Ferris]

My guess is whoever you pay the most money to develope the best one for your application. Mike Munsinger is probably one of the best specialty builders in the industry. Continental works for me.

[440GP69]

neil chance for bad mother big hp blown alky motors with glides

[lust4speed]

Originally Posted by Jack Ferris

My guess is whoever you pay the most money to develop the best one for your application. Mike Munsinger is probably one of the best specialty builders in the industry. Continental works for me.

Munsinger definitely gets things right, and is very fair on his pricing. He always has been within 200 RPM of my request after I give him the specs on the engine. The last two converters have been street converters and they have had excellent drivability even with the high stall.

[screamingchief]

Most of the good ones have been mentioned already.

I agree with PTC,Neal Chance,and continental as very good choices.

Also would consider ATI,and coan at times as well.

For budget "street/strip" stuff,I would look into a redneck,hughes,or possibly a BTE converter or such.

I always avoid TCI,B&M,and such "high volume" brands as SOP.

[cooke]

Originally Posted by Jack Ferris

My guess is whoever you pay the most money to develope the best one for your application. Mike Munsinger is probably one of the best specialty builders in the industry. Continental works for me.

Ditto for Munsinger. We had him build us an 8" for our D-port 400 back in 95'. In 02' we sent it off for refreshening and loosening( we were putting it with another car/motor combination). When I called him before shipping; and gave him the serial #, he immediately pulled up his records he had taken back then and still had all the specs on it. He had it about 3 weeks and returned it back and it was dead nuts on the money. Against alot of advise; we sprayed this particular combination with 350 HP shot (TH400,3680 lbs 800HP N/A) and the converter was going to 5200 rpm on the brake. Probably wasn't a good idea; but we never did "drive" through the converter. It did was it was supposed to and ran the heck out of the MPH.
Good guy and stays in touch with the customer.

[Skip Fix]

A fresh tranny and an 8" A-1 picked up my car 0.75 seconds!

I tried to order a Munsinger years ago when doing the NMCA racing as alot of the "stockers" used them. 6 months later he was stil too backed up to get one made for me. But heard good things about them.

[Indian Uprising]

I have a JW Sportsman.... I like the customer service and John Winters seemed to a have a good understanding of pontiac engines and their torque profiles.

[imposter]

http://www.coanracing.com/

[PONTIAC DUDE]

Originally Posted by Indian Uprising

I have a JW Sportsman.... I like the customer service and John Winters seemed to a have a good understanding of pontiac engines and their torque profiles.

Glad you got a decent product had good customer service.

Just throwing it out there.

Nothing like sending them a t-400 splined converter for a PG and stated so with the supplied sheet to change the stall. Wait 2 weeks. Get it back with a PG spline fighting for and hour to get it in the tranny. And admit it on the phone after they located the paperwork. Then pay BOTH ways and another 2 WEEKS before getting it back. That a 2 customers and few years ago with Pontiacs and new fubar'd T-400's out of the box.

JW doesn't get my vote.

[punisher#1]

neal chance or ultimate converter concepts for the race stuff. continental for the street strip stuff.

[Money Pit]

Have you talked to Carl @ Competition Trans in North Tonowanda?

[Thumpin455_GTO]

Are you talking a 12-13 second race car or a 9-10 second car? Faster than 9s? Its all different.

[Jeff Kinsler]

PTC

[FBNRacing]

Carl does my stuff as well.

Rex

[flamedabone]

Torque Converter Services
Coloumbia, SC
800 537 7416

Ask for Cameron

I went through 2 B&M 10in converters on my blown street car before Cameron hooked me up. For under 500 bucks, he built me a new 10in, custom built to my specs, that footbrakes exactly where he said it would and handles all the power of the blower.

Plus, it has a 3 year warranty.

-Abone.

[Goathead]

Originally Posted by Thumpin455_GTO

Are you talking a 12-13 second race car or a 9-10 second car? Faster than 9s? Its all different.

Yeah, details, man, details....I like ATI for race, Continental for street.