Under the index for under a grand!

[Billy Nees]

When all else fails, throw parts(and money) at it!
Ouch, it hurt to say that! The time has finally come to make some moves and try some things other than tuning around what I have. My 10" torque converter that has served me well in getting under the index for under a grand is just not giving me the flexibility to try things that need to be tried to get to the next level of this project. It will have a place of honor on my shelf waiting for another project, but for now it has to go.
I spent friday evening putting the 8" converter out of my GP in the 1K car and getting ready to hit "The Beav" on saturday( another race day, argh).
To make a long, boring story short, after making 2 TTs and arguing with the DualJet, I finally got it to agree to not stumble and made a couple of very nice passes. Going back to one of my previous posts, the converter proved to be worth the investment as the car picked up between 2 and 2.5 tenths. In less than great air( no barometer) the car made it's best Beaver Springs pass by 1.5 tenths(much better if I figured the air difference), it equaled it's best BSD MPH( into a 5-10 MPH headwind) and it ran it's absolute best 60' by .05. The 8" flashes about 800 RPM higher on the hit and is more efficient in high gear. I did have to go back to my light governor to get my shift points higher as it was falling too far back into the converter on the shifts. Before I try throwing a different cam in it, I'd like to try retarding this one a bit more but that will have to wait until after the Cecil County points race. Keep an eye on DRC to see if I can get it a little further up the Q-sheet and maybe learn how to drive again.