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#1
03-18-2008, 04:28 PM
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CONVERTER POLL
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.
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03-18-2008, 04:33 PM
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continental is my 1rst choice with redneck 2nd
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D.S.R.E. Your NW Pontiac Street/Strip Engine Builder, Specializing in Cylinder Head,Intake Manifold,and Exhaust Manifold Porting services and Building the Most Efficient stock rebuilds to Hi HP Pump Gas and Race Combinations for Pontiac,Buicks,Olds,FE Fords,385 Series and HP Gen 3 and 4 LS engines! 2006 silvy Z71 4X4,383 LS 600+hp NA Shared Toy-66 Lemans 470cid by me 537hp 580tq-manifolds, 570hp 590tq-2"headers,custom cam,rpm intake, mild e-heads, Looks stock ;-} |
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03-18-2008, 04:41 PM
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Seeing you posted in the RACE section............................. PTC
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03-18-2008, 04:43 PM
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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.
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03-18-2008, 04:48 PM
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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.
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03-18-2008, 04:59 PM
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neil chance for bad mother big hp blown alky motors with glides
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D.S.R.E. Your NW Pontiac Street/Strip Engine Builder, Specializing in Cylinder Head,Intake Manifold,and Exhaust Manifold Porting services and Building the Most Efficient stock rebuilds to Hi HP Pump Gas and Race Combinations for Pontiac,Buicks,Olds,FE Fords,385 Series and HP Gen 3 and 4 LS engines! 2006 silvy Z71 4X4,383 LS 600+hp NA Shared Toy-66 Lemans 470cid by me 537hp 580tq-manifolds, 570hp 590tq-2"headers,custom cam,rpm intake, mild e-heads, Looks stock ;-} |
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03-18-2008, 05:01 PM
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neal chance or ultimate converter concepts for the race stuff. continental for the street strip stuff.
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'78 Ford Fairmont 526ci pontiac; true 10.5 tires and stock suspension. 5.14 @140.5 w/nos; 8.86@151 all motor.8.17@172 1/4 mile w/nos |
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#8
03-18-2008, 06:20 PM
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Have you talked to Carl @ Competition Trans in North Tonowanda?
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03-18-2008, 06:30 PM
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Are you talking a 12-13 second race car or a 9-10 second car? Faster than 9s? Its all different.
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03-18-2008, 06:49 PM
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PTC
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03-18-2008, 06:50 PM
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Carl does my stuff as well.
Rex
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03-18-2008, 07:01 PM
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ATI.
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1969 GTO, 5.77 @ 121 1/8th mile 3450 lbs...535 with Junk dinosaur Eheads Faster on nitrous… |
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#13
03-18-2008, 07:05 PM
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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.
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03-18-2008, 08:11 PM
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03-18-2008, 08:59 PM
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Sorry fellas...lol. Our new motor will be in the 1100 hp - 1300 hp (depends on how much sauce we hit it with) range. We are looking to run mid 8's with our "street legal" car. I had a very expensive Coan in there last season...and lets just say I wasnt pleased at all. Car drove right thru the converter (it was begging me for 4th gear in the 1/8th mile)(th400's only have 3 gears ya know..lol). Sent it back after 5 passes...they said nothing wrong with it (but freshened it up ???) put back in car...did exact same thing. So...I was just curious as to some of your experiences. Over the years, I've had ATI, TCI, and this Coan. Was wondering about the suggestions at this level. I'm kinda gun-shy about converters right now...lol
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03-18-2008, 09:27 PM
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neal chance, hands down!!!! good people and service. everybody around my area use them!!! marty is one stand-up guy there
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03-18-2008, 09:34 PM
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ptc! alot of the big heads up guys use them. great price also. second would be continental for a budget guy.
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03-18-2008, 09:42 PM
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Street : ATI
Race to low 10's: ATI. |
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#19
03-18-2008, 09:57 PM
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we were runnin 7.50's at 184 with a big brute glide and neil chance billit converter for 4 years had it freshened up once it always held together never any issues
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D.S.R.E. Your NW Pontiac Street/Strip Engine Builder, Specializing in Cylinder Head,Intake Manifold,and Exhaust Manifold Porting services and Building the Most Efficient stock rebuilds to Hi HP Pump Gas and Race Combinations for Pontiac,Buicks,Olds,FE Fords,385 Series and HP Gen 3 and 4 LS engines! 2006 silvy Z71 4X4,383 LS 600+hp NA Shared Toy-66 Lemans 470cid by me 537hp 580tq-manifolds, 570hp 590tq-2"headers,custom cam,rpm intake, mild e-heads, Looks stock ;-} |
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03-19-2008, 01:59 AM
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