which one would be a better choice?the reason I'm asking is the near 60 dollar difference. I want one that would last with regular street driving and the occasional 1/4 mile blast.I have heard good things about both companies.anybody know?

Bowtie Overdrives
2400 Stall High Performance
Price: $269.00
Part #: 2400HP700
Edge racing
Mild Street Edge
700r4, 4L60 - V8 w/lock up - $324.50

Any input would be appreciated

 

I am not familiar with the Bowtie one, but have heard nothing but good things to say about Edge. I have one waiting to go in myself. I know some B-body guys that swear by them and are repeat customers. Just my

 

I'm not familiar with the BTO converters, so I have no info on them. However, given the choice, I would gladly spend the extra cash to get the Edge. I have NEVER heard a bad thing about an Edge. Personally, I plan on running a 2800 9.5" Street Edge as soon as I can afford it.

 

I have had the bowtie 2400 with their trans. for 2 years with no problems.

 

Ditto for me also. Everything I have read on Edge and after talking to them I believe they are the best choice. My choice would be the 9.5 2800 stall, per EDGE you won't be able to tell it from a stock convertor around town, read....very tight convertor.
They even mentioned possibly better mileage because it is so tight.
Less slipping around town means less heat buildup and tranny longevity even so always run a cooler. When you punch this convertor it will flash accordingly and pull hard. Suggest you read up a LOT, you don't want a LOOSE convertor on daily driver type vehicle. A lot of heat and sluggish until you punch it.

A lot of the cheaper convertor companies use larger diameter convertors which will be much looser than the 9.5 Edge.

 

If you are talking about the 12" TC's, I would use the Edge, because I know Andre does quality work. The BTOD unit, I know nothing about, or who it is that is making the unit for them. That would tell me alot, who is doing the TC's. What kind of warranty does BTOD offering? The Edge comes with a one year warranty. From my stand point I would not use a 12" TC in anything that is performance related. They weigh too much, and are hard on the gear train, and do not multply torque as well as the 9.5" Anyways, the 9.5" TC is much more fun to drive.

 

As far as the 12" vs. the 9.5" that is exactly what the guys at EDGE told me. Unfortunately I had a 12" TCI I bought mANY YEARS back before I knew of thirdgen.org and learned the hard way. Be thankful you have the benefit of all this knowledge. Pro Built has an excellent rep around here so take that into consideration. Just let one of those cheaper convertors blow apart
and trash your tranny, just ask me........

 

2400 is too low. Go 2800-3000

 

well I was able to speak with Andre from edge today briefly and he was telling me that I should go with a 3000 stall even with my 305.I thought that was to high? I wasn't able to go into great detail with him but that's the advise he gave me.from what he said it would go perfect with my 3.42's and would still give me both a good launch and keep me in my powerband better. would this still give me good street manners? This wouldn't burn my tranny up would it?

 

Higher stall = Tranny cooler

 

A 9.5" tight convertor with the 2800 stall will have less slippage and heat buildup around town than a 12" loose variety with comparable stall speeds.(at least rated stall speeds) I wouldn't necessarily say just a higher stall convertor of any kind would run cooler, as we have been saying some would slip badly around town and would run a lot HOTTER than a stock convertor. If you meant any higher stall would require a tranny cooler then I agree
100%.

 

Sorry to confuse you. That's exactly what i meant.

 

well i've already got a tranny cooler,i had it put in when the tranny was rebuilt so i guess i'm covered as far as that goes.