P glide to to 3 speed switch.How much is it worth???

[Glenn Briglio]

Originally Posted by Adger Smith

Glenn,
On my 3200 lb V-6 I used the maxed out 1.98 PG converter and went to a 2.12/1.35/1 Proflite. It picked up about .02 in low gear then it picked up the rest in second gear. .07 for a total of what happened in hi gear. of .1 to .11 on a consistant track. We noticed the converter was quite a bit tighter on the gera changes and leavingthe line. so I tried 2 other converters that were always too loose for the PG. the best one put the stall back up about 50 below what my PG ran with. It also picked up another .04. The second gear made a big difference in racing too. because with the pg it was like the car was hanging there when side by side, I think the extra gear (2nd) made it harder for another racer to pace my car. BTW my V-6 makes about 660 hp @ 9200. I think it helped the finish line charge, too. MPH went up when the right converter was in it.

That's great Adger.What kinda torque does that V6 make and at what RPM? What does the torque curve look like?

[B Parker]

Glen If you remember we were playing with the metric about the same time you guys were. All we saw was about .05. We did the switch back to back at the track. Some of you guys may be picking up more than that. But I would question how good your glide and converter are. Barry

[Joe DeMarzo]

I agree with Barry, .05 from PG to 3 speed. Those dudes, Glen, Henry & Parker Bros maxed out the PG (converter) technology. It was fun banging heads with the power glides... I believe todays technology on a trick metric would make it closer to .10 vs the maxed out technology of PG's. Tell Henry to put a metric in the Nova and bring that bad boy out again.

[Glenn Briglio]

Originally Posted by Joe DeMarzo

I agree with Barry, .05 from PG to 3 speed. Those dudes, Glen, Henry & Parker Bros maxed out the PG (converter) technology. It was fun banging heads with the power glides... I believe todays technology on a trick metric would make it closer to .10 vs the maxed out technology of PG's. Tell Henry to put a metric in the Nova and bring that bad boy out again.

F that automatic stuff. Jerico is where it's at. Ha-ha.I've tried to get him to put that metric back in but................