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Originally Posted by Ed Wright
How much back-to-back converter testing have you actually done? Back-to-back during track rentals?
My fastest coverters also hit the hardest. My min weight is 3235.
If Charie Plott at ATI told me a pi** ant could pull a freight train, I would start figuring how to hook that little sucker up.
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Not done back to back testing but a lot of testing and documenting.
One thing the ECIRS series provided was experience from the other Impala racers and their documentation.
My Car ran BoltOn, basically IHRA Pure Stock.
Started racing ECIRS in 2004 stock every thing, best ET was 15 sec flat.
Began with a modified 2800 stock converter.
Sucked on the Street but got the car in the mid low 14's.
Installed an Edge 3000, went to 3200 then to 3600.
More BoltOns likeTri-Y headers and RT Cats, Tune, 1.6 roller Tip Rockers.
Got a best of 1.70 at 60 ft. and at more than one track.
Best ET 13.27 at 100.14 at Etown 4 years ago (1.727, 5.30, 8.368, 11.02) November 42 degree weather.
Got new Warren Engine and used the Edge 3600.
Best in good Mason Dixon Weather was 13.20 at 101mph
Rebuilt the Warren Engine because of a broken ring land.
Installed YankSS 3800 eventually broke the 3.73, replaced with 4.10.
Before breaking the gears ran a best of 1.68 sec 60 ft
Good 50/55 f degree weather cut a few low 13 and teens at Mason Dixon and Island. Dragway (13.11 best)
Cecil Cold Weather Day last November ran a 12.88 at 103.64
Best of 1.65 sec 60' and 8.15 sec in the 1/8th.
The Yank was an improvement over the Edge as it MPH better.
Edge and Yank compete for the LTx/LSx market.
Pat Gish held our Bolton record at 12.37 at 106mph at 4000#.
He used an Edge and Lock-Up on the Converter at Atco.
Later he installed a Yank. Ran similar ET without the lock up feature.
For some reason very little improvement gained when it was locked up.
But was running back in Ohio at higher altitude tracks.
Side by side the Yank Converter Lock Up Band is much wider than the Edge.
Some of the guys have pulled a heavy trailer with the Yank and zero problems.
It is a rugged Converter.
The Yank is about $800 the Edge about $600.
Pound for Pound the Edge is Better.
For Performance the Yank is better.
Both companies give great service.
Based on my launching data will upgraded to the YankSS4000.
Hope this is useful.
Dan