Did I break my converter?
12-11-2009, 11:31 PM
#1
Did I break my converter? I have a Vigilante 3200 triple disk. It's been working fine for about the last 1000 miles since I put it in. Tonight, after a few WOT blasts, I thought my tranny was fried because it was acting like it was slipping really bad. However, once the converter locks up, all is fine, the trans is not slipping after all.
It's as though somehow something in the converter broke and it made VERY loose.
Has this ever happened to anyone else? What failed? How likely is it that it sent crap through my trans? (although the trans still seems to be working good)
I wanted a lower stall anyway, guess my hand has been forced and I'll be swapping converters sooner rather than later. Not sure I want to put another P.I. in there though, not after this.
It's as though somehow something in the converter broke and it made VERY loose.
Has this ever happened to anyone else? What failed? How likely is it that it sent crap through my trans? (although the trans still seems to be working good)
I wanted a lower stall anyway, guess my hand has been forced and I'll be swapping converters sooner rather than later. Not sure I want to put another P.I. in there though, not after this.
12-12-2009, 08:56 AM
#2
Yes, i broke the turbine hub in my converter and it felt like there was a huge stall in the car. Less then 10 secsonds of runtime after that, i pulled the trans apart and found metal everywhere.
Currently waiting on parts to refresh the tranz and install my new FTI converter
Currently waiting on parts to refresh the tranz and install my new FTI converter
12-14-2009, 06:33 AM
#4
It sounds lik eyou might have laid over the fins in the converter. Give me a call and I may be able to better diagnose but I need to ask some more questions.
Greg
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Greg
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"IT'S NOT CHEATING, IT'S THE COMPETITIVE EDGE."
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07-20-2010, 10:49 AM
#6
parts fail...I wouldn't just blame them
I bet you won't find any tc company with a 100% track record...did you ask them about repair or replacement first?
I run a Yank so I'm not nut hugging just applying some objective opinion here, if my converter went bad I would talk to Yank before just going up in arms and vowing to buy elsewhere next time
I bet you won't find any tc company with a 100% track record...did you ask them about repair or replacement first?
I run a Yank so I'm not nut hugging just applying some objective opinion here, if my converter went bad I would talk to Yank before just going up in arms and vowing to buy elsewhere next time
07-20-2010, 12:36 PM
#7
I bought it here from a forum member. No warranty. It was freshly rebuilt by PI. I do trust the seller on this point.
When I told my gear head buddies about my choice of a triple disk PI, they told me I had made a mistake buying a PI. I arrogantly disagreed, then the darn thing broke soon afterwards.
All-in-all it was a bad experience for me, so I choose to exclude PI from my list of converter vendors. Plenty of others have PI's and love them. But I am done with 'em. There are plenty of other well respected converter manufacturers to chose from.
When I told my gear head buddies about my choice of a triple disk PI, they told me I had made a mistake buying a PI. I arrogantly disagreed, then the darn thing broke soon afterwards.
All-in-all it was a bad experience for me, so I choose to exclude PI from my list of converter vendors. Plenty of others have PI's and love them. But I am done with 'em. There are plenty of other well respected converter manufacturers to chose from.
