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Post  Moodyblues August 16th 2010, 11:23 am

I have a 77 tube chassis Mustang II that was built to run TS. Dove headed 514, PG, and 4.88 gear, weighs 2350 w/o me, 4 link. I race the local 6.0 index class. Last saturday night I busted the converter. It's a 5500 8" and I was leaving at 3800 to slow the car down to run the 6.0 class and I think that caused too much pressure on the converter. Car leaves hard and I know that is the torque of a 514. Car will run 5.70s.

I am thinking about going to a 9" at about 4800 stall so I can run the class and not hurt the converter.

What do u run? Kenny Ford built mine and I was leaving at 5000. What are your thoughts?
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Post  richter69 August 16th 2010, 12:13 pm

Lenny at UCC....................
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Post  BigDave65 August 16th 2010, 1:50 pm

Greg Slack @ Convertor Design Specialist. He races BBF's himself so he is very familiar with our engines. His convertors are really great and he is a super nice guy to deal with.
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Post  IDT-572 August 16th 2010, 1:53 pm

PTC............. Metric ten inch or 9.5 what ever they call it spragless 5400
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Post  jcoxracing August 16th 2010, 2:00 pm

Ultimate Converter Concepts. Great customer service.
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Post  bbf-falcon August 16th 2010, 2:10 pm

I gotta have a new one too.As soon as Sooz gets some money in her piggy bank.Probably a winter deal Sad

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Post  schmitty August 16th 2010, 4:32 pm

I've got a UCC and love it. Lenny will hook you up right, and restall/rebuild is really reasonable. Cool
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Post  hienergy557 August 16th 2010, 5:05 pm

Another vote for Lenny @ UCC. He knows his stuff. Cheers Colin
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Post  David Cole August 16th 2010, 5:06 pm

Russ, since your converter was made by PTC, I would send it back to them. They can make any changes you want and have great customer service. Plus, since you run the 6.0 class you might give ORSCA a shot when they are at Huntsville or Steele. Kenny races in 7.00 and PTC pays contingency for 5.30, 6.00 and 7.00 at the ORSCA races.

You are also close enough to drive over and deliver it to them. They have done several for me while I waited. About 3.5 hrs from delivery to pickup.
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Post  IDT-572 August 16th 2010, 5:11 pm

Also, if you have been a customer for a while Kenny will give you a dang good price for your old one if you step up to something better.

He did for me............ Cool
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Post  ThndrChkn August 16th 2010, 7:11 pm

Another satisfied UCC customer here.





Doug... Cool
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Post  KY JELLY August 16th 2010, 7:13 pm

Ptc all the way. I am running an 8 " 6400 spragless.
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Post  Lem Evans August 16th 2010, 7:16 pm

KY JELLY wrote:Ptc all the way. I am running an 8 " 6400 spragless.
If that thing had Q16 in it it'd have a 27" conv. in it Evil or Very Mad

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Post  KY JELLY August 16th 2010, 8:04 pm

Lem Evans wrote:
KY JELLY wrote:Ptc all the way. I am running an 8 " 6400 spragless.
If that thing had Q16 in it it'd have a 27" conv. in it Evil or Very Mad

if that was the case it would need a 30" one with m-5 Smile Twisted Evil
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Post  Lem Evans August 16th 2010, 8:06 pm

32" with Q16......

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Post  KY JELLY August 16th 2010, 8:09 pm

is that the diameter or the thickness Smile
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Post  Lem Evans August 16th 2010, 8:11 pm

KY JELLY wrote:is that the diameter or the thickness Smile
33" X 33" affraid

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Post  richter69 August 16th 2010, 9:23 pm

8" W......... Razz
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Post  Moodyblues August 17th 2010, 9:39 am

IDT-572 wrote:PTC............. Metric ten inch or 9.5 what ever they call it spragless 5400

Yep I got mine from Kenny Ford! Guess I need to go back to a bigger one.
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