Hello Jay,
That's interesting. I gave TCI all those specs for my car, and they came back with part number 441001, which is the same converter but with the 460 pilot size (1.375"). It sounds like you have the FE size pilot (1.850"). Make sure which size you have before you place your order
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Being hard-headed (I like to think of it as "independent thinking"
), I'm sticking with the Saturday Night Special. My reasoning is that the engine is large but quite tame (hydraulic roller cam, vacuum secondary carb, etc.) and I'll be doing some significant highway miles, so high stall is not a desirable thing. If I was drag racing only, or not running much on the street I might want more stall. Or if I was using the solid roller cam that came with the crate motor which had very aggressive bracket racing cam timing and lift specs.
So my stall with the SNS will be a little bit more than a stock unit, but less than the eleven inch Break-A-Way unit. If, after I try it out this turns into a "learning experience", the price of education will be cost of the higher stall unit + installation. It's a bet I'm willing to make.
TO ALL: what kind of cooling are you doing?
Regards,
Tom