Alot of the high powered trucks will lose a converter after 10/20 passes and it has nothing to do with the stall. They are losing the converter clutch on the launch. Each time they launch they kill the clutch a little more till it's wasted.
Alot of the high powered trucks will lose a converter after 10/20 passes and it has nothing to do with the stall. They are losing the converter clutch on the launch. Each time they launch they kill the clutch a little more till it's wasted.
Wonder why are the convert clutches going on the launch? Clutches set too tight? Converter ballooning? Just thinking out loud here ...
I guess it depends what is high horsepower. My buddies dodge runs 9.70's at 6700 lbs. (somewhere around 1400hp) and he has had very limited tranny issues. It has never let him down at the track.
But if a truck is a trailered track truck then probably skip the duraflite.
Who is your buddy? Hope to see his truck at TS?? Yours too?:thumb:
Mike Drever.
Wonder why are the convert clutches going on the launch? Clutches set too tight? Converter ballooning? Just thinking out loud here ...
What makes you go through converters is the fact that you stay on it to build boost at the line and you loose a little clutch material every time until its just not good anymore. Too much slippage occurs then.
Wrong
Clutch is not commanded on during launch. Sorry I cannot post any more without giving it away.
Wrong
Clutch is not commanded on during launch. Sorry I cannot post any more without giving it away.
What about a turbo 400 cant they be built damn tough?
No overdrive but if you are in the 9's it is not going to be used on the street anyways
No O/D and no TCC. won't work.
You need the overdrive, and then some for fast trucks. The tallest gears for our axles are 3.42. To get to 140mph you need overdrive, or axle conversions.
What I've been curious about is a full race Powerglide with a Gear Vendors OD on it with a tight "open" converter. A 3000 stall would perhaps be right, and shift at 4800. Then click the OD when you get to about 115.
Yes, you'd lose some power without a locking convertor. But the transbrake, lightweight, price and simplicity might make up for it. Certainly not for street.
Are you saying there isn't anything in the converter that is making contact with each other that moves the truck? What are the disc made of and how does it work if nothing is contacting each other that can wear out? I'm not an expert in this field but if everyone is wrong then disclose what happens so we all can learn something new. Thanks for your insight.