Who built your TH350? I bought a built one off a guy but I'm wondering who to take it to after it bites the dust.

 

Guys there has been a development. I said in an earlier post that I would be swapping out to a tighter converter tonight, well as it happens I didn't change converters I changed gears to 4.10's because I found a tooth broken off my 4.88's. I don't like to make but one change at a time so it looks like I'll be giving it a go and see what the taller gears will do for me. I'll keep posting results.

Loadre, my trans was built by Hughes Performance in Arizona.

Randy

 

Nice times, I'm jealous!! But won't the 4.10s make the stall rating even higher?

 

It probably will but I didn't really have a choice, because last night was the only time that I had time to work on it, and besides I was planning on swapping gears later anyway. Now I still will probably need to swap converters, but that will be next week.

Randy

 

Never seen a car make it's fastest pass first night out, think the next couple months will be interesting.

 

I would think with that 4500 and the 4.10 from a 88 its probly going to walk up top pretty good......

 

I talked to Hughes Performance today about what converter to use and they said definitely use the 3500. So I'm going to try and work my schedule so maybe I can put it in on friday night and be ready for testing saturday. I really think that converter will make alot of difference and allow the car to run much closer to it's potential, then maybe another gear swap to a 4.33 pro gear and it should be on the money. I'll keep everybody posted. Later.

Randy

 

Good luck Randy - I can't wait to hear how the car responds to the TC and gear swap. That thing should be a bullet.

 

I got the 3500 converter in tonight and took care of a few other problems that I found. I was really looking forward to putting up some good numbers tomorrow, but I guess it will have to wait, my track cancelled there TnT because of excessive rain. Oh well, when I get to the track I'll post my times.

Randy

 

The forecast looks great so hopefully I can put up a big number tomorrow night.

Randy

 

Where does your motor make peak TQ numbers. I would bet its close to if no higher than 5000RPMS. Why would you want to go with a 3500 converter?

 

The reason is because the 4500 flashed to 6000+ and even if the tq peak is 5000 it still way past it. The 3500 should flash between 4200-4500 allowing the motor to pull through the tq peak instead of flash past it, therefore allowing more power to get to the ground.

Randy

 

Here's the update guys. It looks like the gear change to 4.10 that I had to do because of my broken 4.88 killed my 60ft and made the new converter to tight. It still ran a 6.89 @ 99.5 mph, but only with a 1.50 60ft and in 88 deg weather. I just ordered a new set of 4.88's and if that still doesn't put me exactly where I want to be I may go to my 4000 converter, but from what I've seen with the right gear/converter the car should run 6.60's maybe even 6.50's @ 102 mph in decent air. I'll post the results of the gear change as soon as I get to the track.

Randy

 

6.8s is still bad ***. Gears and converter should make quite a difference once they are optomized. I hate changing converters though, so I don't envy you a bit!

 

thats still great. to know that you can hack off that much more et , is even better. congrats.