View Single Post
Old 08-05-2009, 05:07 PM   #8
Mark Yacavone
Veteran Member
 
Mark Yacavone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Miles From Nowhere
Posts: 7,809
Likes: 2,900
Liked 5,113 Times in 1,948 Posts
Default Re: Converter Problem/Question

Quote:
Originally Posted by 7820 View Post
In my case it was the converter and Mark figured out for me. I had all sorts of poblems at the Pontiac Heaven Race at Speedworld. Thought it was ignition related.....changed everything. Talked to Mark and he nailed it.....rolled the sprag. Took it out when I got home and yep......rolled the sprag. No longer have a sprag of that type...I now have a mechanical diode.

When I launched the car it would slowly accelerate. Instead of running 9.0's at 150 I was running 10.80's at 146.

Thanks for the help Mark.
You're welcome, and that's why we have a m/d in Alex Kadar's 455 GTO . Man, those 455's are tough on roller sprags.
__________________
"We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers
Mark Yacavone is offline   Reply With Quote