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Re: Most expensive, least helpful and useless advice
Anyone ever played the "Converter Game" ........you would have had to play to understand........wish I had that money back LOL
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Ordered a C4 Streetfighter from TCI with the transbrake they had for it. A push in modulator for 71 and later cases was listed. The trans they sent me had a screw in so I looked up the number and it was a 70 case. I found a screw in module for a C4 on-line and it turned to be too big for the case. I wound up going to a local transmission shop and buying a 72 case and paying them to pull all the parts out of the TCI trans and install them in the 72 case. The gasket they put in had a razor thin cut in it and it blew out the minute I turned the engine over. It's fine now but what an effort! How about the flex plate shield that wouldn't fit the trans tunnel and had to be replaced with an SFI bell housing at 3X the price? Dale Last edited by FireSale; 10-16-2014 at 11:18 AM. |
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10-16-2014, 11:56 AM | #25 |
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I played "the converter game" too. Like to have that money back also. I was originally told to call ATI, and buy whatever Charlie Plott recommended. Later blew money on two different "custom" converters that were supposed to be faster than the "just off-the-shelf " ATI. Both converters slowed the car at both ends of the track .
Next was step headers, then merge collectors. Depends on your combo, evidently some run faster with both. I found mine likes big, same sized primaries. It also likes big, straight collectors, over two different sets of merge collectors. Actually, one set did not slow the car, just ran the same. Talking to Jere Stahl, and after him seeing dyno sheets, time slips, and answering engine combo, converter and gear set questions, was told "That engine does not want small primaries or collectors". No sh* t. :-) What he recommended was close to what I had settled on, except all 8 spark plugs come out, and my headers don't bang the ground if I have to lift during an excessive wheel stand. Also runs 5 Hun quicker, and almost 1 MPH faster. I think it was one of the last sets they built. Probably lucky Jere remembered my from way back. Test & test, don't expect to get fast reading message boards. Get ready to spend time and money on track rentals, if you want to be somewhat fast. What was said about trick rings also. I have some piston ring stories. LOL
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I have a garage full of worthless stuff I already blew money on and I haven't even had the stocker down the track yet....the motors still on the stand, wait, the car is still on the rotisserie
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Racin be fun!!! Building ain't.......
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I know I'm wired weird, but I love building them too. And all the testing.
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You are not weird. You just enjoy what you do....What the old saying goes "Different strokes for different folks"....
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How about some good advice:
Avoid the trick of the week and ricky racer advise. What works for me may not for you as there may be a progression of steps before and after, think for yourself do your research no matter the source. If you happen to receive advice from someone very knowledgeable at least try it. Ask good questions. The best advice I received: By the best quality parts you can afford, avoid purchasing the same item twice. You know the Mezier water pump is the way to go but may settle for the cheap generic brand model to start with. Heck you can but 2 or 3 cheap pumps for the cost of the Meziere; well you will need them.
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