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TSP 9.5" Street/Strip converters- Lifetime warrantee!

Discussion in 'Tri Shield Performance' started by Jim Weise, Feb 5, 2008.

  1. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club


    Bill, I know nothing about these Converters, except what I hear on this forum.
    I don't know what to expect out of a converter on a daily driving situation or when I go WOT.
    Have no idea what effect it has on gas mileage.

    I have my Comp Cam Card on the sticky.
    I'm sure it's a mild cam. Not sure that helps. I'm not going to replace it because I have spent a lot of time and $$$'s finally getting this engine in top running condition.

    Besides, there are 9.5 inch and 12 inch. Which way do I go???
    I'm not taking it to track, it's all street car. Vet

     

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  2. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    Comp Cams Custom

    268H-10 (350), 5/83
    (VET's Cam)218/231/112, 5/94
     
  3. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

     
  4. DaWildcat

    DaWildcat Platinum Level Contributor

    x2. Quite a novelty, but works great! Won't trade mine for a fixed-pitch just yet. :)

    Devon
     
  5. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    I got turned on to the SP because Duane had a post on his 69 Motion Skylark.
    I believe it this car that has the SP, not sure. The way he describes the power take off is amazing. Before this, I never heard of a SP. LoL
     
  6. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Call Jim and give him your specs and info on your car. He will spec you the right one. It acts like a low stall until you give it power. Then it acts like a high stall.
    It won't help your traction issue but will be tons of fun!
     
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  7. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    Ya, I was thinking about my traction issue. Hum, be more trouble than it's worth.

    Write up what I have and see what Jim says. Thanks.
     
  8. TrunkMonkey

    TrunkMonkey Totally bananas

    You need either a Switch Pitch transmission to start, or using a SP pump, adding a cup plug to the case and getting a SP converter, Stator solenoid and case "passthrough" connector for the wiring, and either modifying some switching, to control it with gas/brake pedal(s), a manual "on/off" switch or something like the "Bruce Roe" switch pitch controller.
    And an external cooler, high stall operation builds a good bit of heat from fluid shearing in the converter.

    It's more than the converter (but mostly it's the converter), if that makes sense.
     
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  9. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    O' man, everything you said is all Greek to me.
    If I can't understand what i'am hearing, maybe I just need to forget about a JW conversion.

    Guess I thought this was going to be a simple process? Guess not.
    Thank you everyone for your advise and help.
    Man my old 4-Speed was so much simpler. Lol
     
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  10. TrunkMonkey

    TrunkMonkey Totally bananas

    JW 9.5" would be a "bolt in" with your transmission. Going with a Switch Pitch was what all that monkey talk was about.
     
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  11. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    VET, you are assuming that your current converter is inadequate, but if you have traction problems all over the place, I would say your converter is just fine. Don’t try to fix something that isn’t broken.

    Get your car to the track and make a pass. See what your car does the way it is. Then you will have a baseline. Cecil County Dragway should be close enough to you.
     
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  12. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    Ok, i'am easily confused.
    No more Monkey business.
    I kinda of figured the JW is the Touque converter install.

    I've never been a fan of automatics. But, my car came with a Shift Kit (not advertised).
    I'm really impressed with how fast the shifts are being made.
    You can imagine, while drive slow and it shifts to 2nd, you get this jolt in your back, and your brain thinks, O' no, now I've got a problem and I just bought this car. LoL :eek:
     
  13. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    We'll see how the traction improves with Mickey Thompson street slicks.
    Also, the BFG Red line tires are now 10 years old (garage kept).
    Also, I bet the rubber compound is hard to get high mileage out of the tires.
    This is mostly why I can't get traction.

    I had Cheater slicks on my old 56 Belair hot rod and never had a traction problem.
     
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  14. V6sleeper

    V6sleeper Well-Known Member

    If you drive your car more then 4500 miles a year on drag radials, you will be buying Drag radials annually
     
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  15. Jim Weise

    Jim Weise EFI/DIS 482

    As an update to this thread..

    I have now sold over 500 of these to Buick and Pontiac guys, plus the occasional Olds and Chevy guy that heard about it.

    Even with my "no questions asked" satisfaction guarantee, plus the lifetime warrantee, I think I have had 4 returned- two were for defective welds on a part from a vendor, a situation that has been eliminated with extra welding by my guys. We saw our first one that someone had managed to do fin damage to just this year.

    I have held the pricing down as much as possible, and there are no offshore parts in these, but the rapid inflation of the last few years has finally required that I raise prices..

    Here are the most common units sold, and the costs

    1. GM 350/400/ standard HD street build- any stall - $769.00
    2. GM 2004R/700R4/4L80E triple disc lockup- 919.00
    3. GM 2004R/700R3/4L80E Non lockup- $789.00
    4. GM 350/400/ PG (with turbo input shaft ) Race build - $895.00
    5. GM 350/400/PG (with turbo input shaft) Severe Duty - Mechanical diode stator- $1369.00
    All converters are $40 shipped to the lower 48 states. Worldwide shipping available.

    Thanks
    JW
     
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  16. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    MT claims their street slicks are good for 55,000 miles. Guess we'll see.
     
  17. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member


    No way, I think they added an extra 0 there. You are hard pressed to get that mileage on regular street tires. If you run them at 35 psi, they will last longer, but will not hook very well, better than standard tires, but not up to their capabilities. If I was you, I'd get some burnout shields for the lower quarter. Once they get hot, they will pick up every pebble on the road, and launch them into your paint.
     
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  18. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    Larrry, this is the info I received on the Mickey Thompson 249394 Sportsman S/T Radial Tires.
    I believe these are a compromise tire. If you go what is written below, it appears the rubber compound could be a lot harder durometer than expected of a street slick. On the side wall of Slicks is a hardness number, normally it would be 000.
    On these MT's this is NO hardness number. When you read this, high-grip compound suitable for performance driving and street/light track use. I know it's not a Drag strip tire. If it gives me better traction, I'm good with that. We'll see if I got ripped off.
    Let's put it this way, a little more traction is better than none. Also, if I put a real soft drag tire compound on my car, and I get caught in a rainstorm, it can be very dangerous.

    The specific durometer hardness rating for the Mickey Thompson 249394 Sportsman S/T Radial Tires was not found in the search results. Information on the tire's compound is mentioned in reviews, but a precise numerical durometer value is not explicitly stated.
    However, the following information was gathered from the search results:

    • Compound: The tire uses a "high-performance rubber compound".
    • UTQG: The tire has a Uniform Tire Quality Grade (UTQG) of 440 A B. This means:
      • Treadwear: 440 (indicating an estimated tread life of about 55,000 miles).
      • Traction: A (indicating excellent traction, suitable for daily driving, spirited driving, and light racing).
      • Temperature: B (indicating good resistance to heat buildup).
    • Performance:
      • Designed for classic muscle cars and street rods.
      • Offers excellent handling on the street in all kinds of weather.
      • Known for good handling and stability.
      • Provides good grip in turns and off the line.
      • Durable and heat-resistant.
      • Can withstand repeated burnouts.
    • Compound Observations: One review mentions that the compound is "too soft to get any sort of d.o.t. Tread life". Another describes it as a "basic race tire with the super soft compound". However, other reviews state it has a "softer tread compound" but is still DOT approved and track-friendly. This suggests the compound offers good grip but may wear faster than a harder compound.
    In summary, a specific durometer hardness number is unavailable, but the information indicates that the Mickey Thompson 249394 Sportsman S/T Radial tire features a soft, high-grip compound suitable for performance driving and street/light track use.
     
  19. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

    JR, that doesn't sound like a Drag Radial to me, more like an MT street tire. I will follow with interest your experience with them.:)
     
  20. VET

    VET Navy Vet, Founders Club

    That is exactly what I bought.
    I'm not going to the drag strip.

    I bought these strictly for the street.
    I knew these would be a compromise. They do have a softer rubber compound than my BFG Red line tires and they are wider. The rear tires will be
    275/60 R15, the front will be
    245/60/15.

    My BFG tires are 235/60/15.
    I have more rubber on the road.

    I will let you know how they workout. :D
     

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