Converter spacing question

I'm having with converter spacing. It is a Reid case glide. Converter is supposed to be spaced correctly for mid plate. Short story long. When I bolt everything together I have 50 thousands clearence converter pads to flywheel. Is this enough?? Thanks for your help.

It will work but more would be nice,like twice that! Do you have the stock spacer plate on It too?

I do have a factory spacer plate. Converter was supposed to be cut down where I did not have to use any extra spacers. It was just out recently to be flushed and respaced. I have another spacer plate that is 80 thou. But it is already in the car. I should have checked closer while on the floor.

Should be able to lose the factory spacer for an additional 1/16"

No it does not have enough spacing.

Ok add another factory plate would slightly more than double the not enough spacing

I'd like to see more space, too. 1/8" is good imo. Much less than that in a car as fast as yours is probably inviting pump troubles. Since you've already had enough tranny woes......

maverick wrote:I'd like to see more space, too.  1/8" is good imo.  Much less than that in a car as fast as yours is probably inviting pump troubles.  Since you've already had enough tranny woes......

that's my thinking also.if it's 800 hp NA bracket car I'd run it but I don't figure that's what this is.

1/8 min 3 /16 max, ran my last one at .100" w no issues but thats as tight as Id run one.

I'm running two spacer plates now on mine. I, as Fabio said never run under .100 or more than .1875.

cool40 wrote:

maverick wrote:I'd like to see more space, too.  1/8" is good imo.  Much less than that in a car as fast as yours is probably inviting pump troubles.  Since you've already had enough tranny woes......

that's my thinking also.if it's 800 hp NA bracket car I'd run it but I don't figure that's what this is.

It had 333 and 1/3 HP at last dyno check. But that was spraying three kits. I had to take one off to be legal Maybe I can still get it ready for the heads up race.


Looks like I'll be pulling it to add a spacer. Sounds like I have the same issue as you Blake. I'm not sure what is going on with PTC and their spacing. I carried all the info of spacer thickness ect. to have it cut down when I had the trans back up there. I wasn't supposed to have to run anything but mid plate.  I should have checked it before I put it in the car. BUT! They shouldn't have missed it this time.  I'm real frustrated with them. Over all this abut 5 weeks they have cost me on this build.  Should have been simple

dr's wife racing wrote:

cool40 wrote:

maverick wrote:I'd like to see more space, too.  1/8" is good imo.  Much less than that in a car as fast as yours is probably inviting pump troubles.  Since you've already had enough tranny woes......

that's my thinking also.if it's 800 hp NA bracket car I'd run it but I don't figure that's what this is.

It had 333 and 1/3 HP at last dyno check. But that was spraying three kits. I had to take one off to be legal  Maybe I can still get it ready for the heads up race.


Looks like I'll be pulling it to add a spacer. Sounds like I have the same issue as you Blake. I'm not sure what is going on with PTC and their spacing. I carried all the info of spacer thickness ect. to have it cut down when I had the trans back up there. I wasn't supposed to have to run anything but mid plate.  I should have checked it before I put it in the car. BUT! They shouldn't have missed it this time.  I'm real frustrated with them. Over all this abut 5 weeks they have cost me on this build.  Should have been simple

i tell them I don't run a mid plate! I can add a washer but can't make more room when it ain't there to get. I've had a lot of converters from them,even the same one cut open and checked, and they are NEVER the same! Great folks and they will fix whatever they have to but damn! It's almost like buying alternators from autozone.....

Well I spent all yesterday evening dropping the trans and putting all the spacers back in. I now have 110 thou clearence. Same as I started with before I had the converter respaced so I would not have to use a bunch of spacers. It will work, but tons of work for nothing. I'm not into Internet bashing but I'll talk to kenny next time I see him at the track. This shouldnt be junk. There is is 4 grand of trans stuff here. They had 2 shots at getting it right. That's not even mentioning the trans failed on the 4 th pass

Good luck! You only have one more converter swap to go before its right if your luck is anything like mine.

May e not. I hope to try it out tomorrow night.

Take a look a the contact on the starter gear if it is shallow than you may have to cut the starter portion off of the second plate.

When we build a converter we cut it more and allow for spacers for specific fitment unless we have a detailed spec sheet to go by. I'm not implying that you didn't give enough detail just stating what we do. I try and shoot for the .125 range.

Oops
Just saw this post. Too late, but I make bellhousing spacers with the starter hole for this exact issue.
Sorry too late.
Keith

Well the update on the converter is it all worked out in the end. It was spot on as far as what I need stall wise. Trans woked good with no issues. Car picked up 6 mph over the best it ran before they went back thru every thing. It is about where it should be on motor. Now I can start a NOS tune.
David C. Had the Bird out tonight as well. It was running good as always. Mike thanks for the help.
I felt a huge monkey get off my back tonight. It was all the sudden fun again. My buddy Flop won the small tiers shoot out in the punisher car. It was a good night at the track.

Congratulations, Ward. I know how frustrated you must have been.

Glad to hear you had aa good night at the track...while I was stinking up the place at Atmore.

Thanks it was fun night at the track. Hope i get a chance to pump it up a bit soon.