Intercooler
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- May 24, 2001
I took it to Pat's in Philly. It has been making a noise like a BB rolling around inside since the last time I went to the track so the motor is out, time to look at the convertor. He cut it open and called me in to have a look! He then showed me a broken fin he pulled out of it
I guess I was kind of lucky because it had smacked some of the others and nicked them up but didn't break any of them off at this point. The fluid inside looked pretty good with very little metal. He (Steve) told me most of the guys bring them in to have a look and the fluid inside looks silver with metal. He has a real nice shop with about 10,000 convertors and makes some nice units for our cars but isn't as well known. If I was in the market for a nice 9" NL or 10" Lock-up I would buy one of his because the guy knows his stuff. He was really impressed with the quality of the 9" Art Carr I have. He knows the history and apparently the old original Art Carr's were made with a Toyota cores and had better leave (stall) characteristics than the newer styles which are made with a GM cores and work better when moving. He commented that the newer on like I got (3/98) is high quality with billet cover and anti-balloon plate. He thinks my trans will probably live since not much metal was in the fluid but who knows. Funny thing is I was at the track a week ago and another GN was making the same noise is mine! Moral of the story is the AC units are good quality and and when you get a noise like a BB rolling around or clattering, yank it out! Anyone interested in a Pat's NL or Lock-up I have the contact info.
I guess I was kind of lucky because it had smacked some of the others and nicked them up but didn't break any of them off at this point. The fluid inside looked pretty good with very little metal. He (Steve) told me most of the guys bring them in to have a look and the fluid inside looks silver with metal. He has a real nice shop with about 10,000 convertors and makes some nice units for our cars but isn't as well known. If I was in the market for a nice 9" NL or 10" Lock-up I would buy one of his because the guy knows his stuff. He was really impressed with the quality of the 9" Art Carr I have. He knows the history and apparently the old original Art Carr's were made with a Toyota cores and had better leave (stall) characteristics than the newer styles which are made with a GM cores and work better when moving. He commented that the newer on like I got (3/98) is high quality with billet cover and anti-balloon plate. He thinks my trans will probably live since not much metal was in the fluid but who knows. Funny thing is I was at the track a week ago and another GN was making the same noise is mine! Moral of the story is the AC units are good quality and and when you get a noise like a BB rolling around or clattering, yank it out! Anyone interested in a Pat's NL or Lock-up I have the contact info.
