Help identify this converter
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Help identify this converter This converter is 12" on the outside, and the inner converter section is 10".
It has the numbers "78396" on it and a sticker that was painted over that has some numbers and a barcode on it.
It fits a 4L60E.
Any suggestions to identify it?
It has the numbers "78396" on it and a sticker that was painted over that has some numbers and a barcode on it.
It fits a 4L60E.
Any suggestions to identify it?
Thats a PATC converter.
You might consider reading up on 'spaceship' converters. It was an early attempt to get a decent sized clutch in a 9.5" converter, the bad part is the weight and lost efficiency.
Now most quality converters are using billet fronts.
The barcode sticker is just a left over from the original 12" core. These converters are made from 12" cores for the front and 9.x cores for the rear.
You might consider reading up on 'spaceship' converters. It was an early attempt to get a decent sized clutch in a 9.5" converter, the bad part is the weight and lost efficiency.
Now most quality converters are using billet fronts.
The barcode sticker is just a left over from the original 12" core. These converters are made from 12" cores for the front and 9.x cores for the rear.
Last edited by Jays_SSZ28; Jan 30, 2018 at 08:02 PM.
I am 99% sure that Midwest manufactures those for PATC. I bought one from PATC back in the day and I bought another from Midwest about a year later and they were identical. I had good luck out of them, but that was back when I was around 350 rwhp. I would go name-brand with anything over that power level....
