powerglide trans with v drive
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Most automatic trans applications in v-drives do not use a torque converter, just a drive plate. There is enough slip and give with the prop in the water that a torque converter is not necessary.
yup, no torque converter used. You want to find a drive coupler and proper sized damper plate
Drive Coupler: (this is for a th400, but you get the point)
Damper Plate:
Budget option would be to weld up a powerglide torque converter so it didnt spin. Long story short for this is the water provides the slip that a torque converter normally would do. You dont want slip in the trans when you have slip in the water.
Drive Coupler: (this is for a th400, but you get the point)
Turbo 400 Spline Drive available at Connolly Marine in Lake Havasu City
Spline Drive for the Turbo 400 Transmission for marine use.
www.connollymarine.com
Damper Plate:
High Performance Damper Plate available at Connolly Marine in Lake Havasu City
Replaces the torque converter for your transmission in marine applications. Use with our ARTC-96110 Spline drive for your Turbo 400 Transmission.Heavy Duty - Similar to the standard duty but designed to take the punishment of a high performance engine.
www.connollymarine.com
Budget option would be to weld up a powerglide torque converter so it didnt spin. Long story short for this is the water provides the slip that a torque converter normally would do. You dont want slip in the trans when you have slip in the water.
Back when I had no idea of what I was doing, I put a power glide in my boat with a TC in it and in one lap around Elsinore, that transmission was hot enough to melt the seals inside and was boiling water off the cooler.
Drive plate is what you want. One thing, it might be a good idea to run it on a flywheel and not right off of a flex plate. I ran mine off a flex plate and it was fine, but it was only a 330hp 396. It revved like a freakin Pro Stocker though.
Also, without the torqe converter, the transmission produced almost no heat whatsoever.
Drive plate is what you want. One thing, it might be a good idea to run it on a flywheel and not right off of a flex plate. I ran mine off a flex plate and it was fine, but it was only a 330hp 396. It revved like a freakin Pro Stocker though.
Also, without the torqe converter, the transmission produced almost no heat whatsoever.
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I have two of these made by Hughes Performance Converters, PG25 17SP 3PD 2.5K HD, brand new been sitting in the garage for a couple years as they were for my dads boat.I would let them go for $200 a piece, located in Havasu.I believe the part # is 192282, that's what's on the boxes anyway.
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Fellas, I don't think this guy checks the site for replies or his messages. Just sayin....as I've messaged him twice, to no reply.........
My boat has a powerglide. Same gearbox has been in for some 20yrs. My mate, the previous owner originally fitted it. He had problems getting a box strong enough, but after trashing 2, he got a box built for drag racing and it's lasted ever since. It runs a driveplate, no convertor. I've been running it for 5 years, racing with aprox 550hp SBC. I run a small trans cooler. I don't know if it's really necessary, but I run it to be safe and sure. Box runs cool all the time.
Is the fitting attached to the top gear cover for the tachometer?? How can I identify if there is a torque converter in PGLIDE
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If you still have those could you send me a text I'm interested in doing a Powerglide in my boat
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