I am getting the impression that the transmission is the weak point in my truck. After almost 20k of street pounding and track pounding I dont think a fluid and filter change will be enough....

Its not broke but I think it needs some TLC

So who has changed thier converters, how much $ and what did you think ??
Thanks in advance
Doug

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I have 20,000 miles on my tranny most of it 1/4 mile at a time! and still going STRONG! i'm working with Percision Industries on a NEW Lightning Conv. it should be AWSOME 1 of my customers has it in there truck right now and seems to love it! their getting consistent 1.70 60 ft. we'll keep ya posted.......JL

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93 cobra 10.90@127.00
99 lightning (black)
E.T. 12.06
best mph 112
60 ft. 1.65
(All Throttle No Bottle!)
JL ram air
JL Powercooler
2# pulley
Level 10 shift kit
Test Converter!
DiabloSport Dist.!
(KEEP IT BETWEEN THE LINES!)
F-150 Supporting Vendor
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Send me an e-mail, Silver, and I'll share some info with you.

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13.39 @ 102.5

2001 Kevlacat 2400, twin 115 Evinrude FICHT, Raytheon VHF, radar, autopilot and GPS chartplotter/fishfinder.
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I thought the Torque converter change was a performance mod, not a "reliabilty" mod.

 

Yes it is an performance mod. but you can get performance with reliability too.. JL

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93 cobra 10.90@127.00
99 lightning (black)
E.T. 12.06
best mph 112
60 ft. 1.65
(All Throttle No Bottle!)
JL ram air
JL Powercooler
2# pulley
Level 10 shift kit
Test Converter!
DiabloSport Dist.!
(KEEP IT BETWEEN THE LINES!)
F-150 Supporting Vendor
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
JohnnyLightning Performance
E-mail: jlightningracing@cs.com
JohnnyLightningWebpage

 

MY .02
Get a Precision Industries Converter from JDM or JL. 2 year warranty that they honor. Stay away from Level 10. If you want more info e-mail me
Jim

 

I agree that you should go with a Precision Industries converter. I ran many of their converters in my '98 Trans Am, and their performance and reliability were unmatched. Jack and Terry @ P.I. are great guys, and they'll do anything to help. Besides, a free stall change within your two-year warranty period is pretty cool, too.

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'01 silver Lightning
Superchips flip chip
'67 Chevy II Nova
10.62 @ 125 MPH N/A

 

Whats wrong with Level 10?

 

Did you get my e-mail, Doug? I very much agree with reality1, except I couldn't find any prices on the Precision Industries site. Rather than buying a new one I am having my oem converter rebuilt by a guy who does nothing but racing converters. Going to increase the stall speed by a few hundred rpm, but not enough to compromise drivability on the street.

 

Got it alpha.. Thanks.... Waiting for your feedback.

Dont want to do anything that takes away from streetability.

Doug