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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 05:43 PM
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Originally posted by Scott
WTF are you talking about ?

Kidding about what ?

I personally know guys going low 9's with the same combo.. Either I have a funked up converter or my tranny has some very weid gearset in it.

I will figure it out like I always do so don't fret.
It seems your car improved slightly after the old converter was tweaked, but perhaps with that converter and your application a simple tweak won't work. You may just want to give a brand new converter with a different stall a shot. From my AOD days, I don't seem to recall aftermarket converters retailing too high. Seems like it may be a relatively cheap solution or starting point to figuring out the issue.
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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 05:54 PM
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Originally posted by Alan
From my AOD days, I don't seem to recall aftermarket converters retailing too high. Seems like it may be a relatively cheap solution or starting point to figuring out the issue.
All depends on what type of converter you get. I bought a Continental and it ran me just under 1k for the converter, but that's for my combo..
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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 06:06 PM
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Any worthwhile converter you purchase is going to cost a few dollars as opposed to something "off-the-shelf".

With a converter, you usually get what you pay for.
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Old Sep 27, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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Originally posted by Strokd85
All depends on what type of converter you get. I bought a Continental and it ran me just under 1k for the converter, but that's for my combo..
Ouch. I knew custom converters got up there, but damn. :o
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Old Sep 28, 2004 | 06:37 AM
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yep, but it works really good.. Actually I need to send it back to loosen it up just a bit, but have to install either of the devices that Joe mentioned on the car first to determine how much adjustment is needed first...
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Old Sep 28, 2004 | 07:11 PM
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well i dont understand how a 1/1 3rd gear holds your gearing back at all. i think your tire, rpm, and a bit of convertor slipage are the main issue. who cares what 1-2 gears are?

second NC Convertors has free restalls, so who cares. buy something that is worth the time and money. arent you learning yet how much trouble you are having half assing things yet?

good luck and you will figure out it, no matter how much money you throw at this thing.
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Old Sep 28, 2004 | 07:48 PM
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hey bro, you are the one with the 116 mph race queen, sorry i challanged your supremacy here. oh wait, you asked wtf was wrong with your setup.

so what is wrong with your setup? Sam didnt have the answer for you?
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