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Th400 boosted My buddy had 4th gear disappear on his manual transmission. Instead of getting another one to break at the 600whp range, he wants to do a MVB th400 with a brake. We can get them locally built and done by a reputable guy for $2000.
the biggest question for me and him both, what convertor to buy?
stage 2 turbo cam, stock bottom end 5.3 motor. Comp. 76/75 turbo with .96 AR. Boost was almost instant on the setup but no dyno sheets for the car. 3200lb shell with 3.54 gears. Car is not tuned yet but has gen3 motor so most likely stop around the 600ish mark for power. Car will be used at track afew times a year at most. It’s really a weekend fun car.
so far we need to source flexplate,convertor,shifter and make new DS. Convertor prices are all over the place. I figured $500-700 price range would be a good point?
thanks.
the biggest question for me and him both, what convertor to buy?
stage 2 turbo cam, stock bottom end 5.3 motor. Comp. 76/75 turbo with .96 AR. Boost was almost instant on the setup but no dyno sheets for the car. 3200lb shell with 3.54 gears. Car is not tuned yet but has gen3 motor so most likely stop around the 600ish mark for power. Car will be used at track afew times a year at most. It’s really a weekend fun car.
so far we need to source flexplate,convertor,shifter and make new DS. Convertor prices are all over the place. I figured $500-700 price range would be a good point?
thanks.
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My buddy had 4th gear disappear on his manual transmission. Instead of getting another one to break at the 600whp range, he wants to do a MVB th400 with a brake. We can get them locally built and done by a reputable guy for $2000.
the biggest question for me and him both, what convertor to buy?
stage 2 turbo cam, stock bottom end 5.3 motor. Comp. 76/75 turbo with .96 AR. Boost was almost instant on the setup but no dyno sheets for the car. 3200lb shell with 3.54 gears. Car is not tuned yet but has gen3 motor so most likely stop around the 600ish mark for power. Car will be used at track afew times a year at most. It’s really a weekend fun car.
so far we need to source flexplate,convertor,shifter and make new DS. Convertor prices are all over the place. I figured $500-700 price range would be a good point?
thanks.
the biggest question for me and him both, what convertor to buy?
stage 2 turbo cam, stock bottom end 5.3 motor. Comp. 76/75 turbo with .96 AR. Boost was almost instant on the setup but no dyno sheets for the car. 3200lb shell with 3.54 gears. Car is not tuned yet but has gen3 motor so most likely stop around the 600ish mark for power. Car will be used at track afew times a year at most. It’s really a weekend fun car.
so far we need to source flexplate,convertor,shifter and make new DS. Convertor prices are all over the place. I figured $500-700 price range would be a good point?
thanks.
Continental Converter has always worked great for me, plus they've been around forever.
Not budget by any means but my last BBC/Nitrous converter was custom spec'd to handle 900whp in a street application and set me back $900 iirc.
Plus I could send it back to have the stall slightly adjusted for free within the first 60 days of purchase.
When they say it stalls to 3,400 rpm, it stalls to 3,400 rpm and locks up like clutch.
Not budget by any means but my last BBC/Nitrous converter was custom spec'd to handle 900whp in a street application and set me back $900 iirc.
Plus I could send it back to have the stall slightly adjusted for free within the first 60 days of purchase.
When they say it stalls to 3,400 rpm, it stalls to 3,400 rpm and locks up like clutch.
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I agree on the PTC recommendations. you don't want to just look at price, you want to consider customer support and they have been awesome helping me choose and restall my converter as my build evolved. Tim is exceptionally knowledgeable so having someone to lean on in case of an issue is key.
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I agree on the PTC recommendations. you don't want to just look at price, you want to consider customer support and they have been awesome helping me choose and restall my converter as my build evolved. Tim is exceptionally knowledgeable so having someone to lean on in case of an issue is key.
