Tightening a converter with Hy-gard?

Finally got my new motor done and to the track. Motor is an absolute beast!! Getting this thing down the track may be a challenge....anyways, converter seems too loose to me. Goes 6200 wide open on the brake. I haven't been able to make a clean pass yet so I don't know the drop back on the shift yet. As I work out the chassis woes I'd like to calm the covterter down a bit without having to pull it right now.

How much should I expect it to slow it down? Should I just cut it 50/50 or do a complete change? Is the JD stuff at like Oreilly's the stuff to use or something else? Thanks Brian!!

it will make a 200 rpm change at best, if its way loose it wont help much.

wow! where should it be? 6200 is a LOT! 8" converter?

cool40 wrote:wow! where should it be? 6200 is a LOT! 8" converter?

Yes it's an 8" converter. It was originally built for my 501 and went 5300 behind it. New motor is a 557 and makes a crap ton more power. I'd like to see it at about 5500 behind this motor. At 6200 it's uncontrollable on the start line......

time to step up to a bigger unit.