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Are converters suppose to get tighter with age?

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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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I just installed my circle-d converter about 5 or 6 months ago, and as many of you know it was a really loose converter (3800-4000 stall speed). Well as I've put miles on it, it has progressively gotten tighter and tighter. It is still pretty damn loose, but I have not been able to brake stall it near as high, and it doesn't seem to flash as high driving it. I took off from a stop sign in 2nd gear today to see what it'd flash to and it only went to ~3500 RPMs.

Is this normal, or do I need to have it split open and checked out?
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 12:11 AM
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i have a edge converter that has seemed to be getting tighter on me as well but i have not brake stalled it to see where it is at. its been about a month for me
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 08:44 AM
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I wonder if the fins in the converter start to bend a little bit over time? (If that would even cause what youre talking about...not sure)
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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Are you sure it's getting tighter and you're not just getting used to the rpms?
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by cheyenne383
Are you sure it's getting tighter and you're not just getting used to the rpms?
I'm pretty sure, it felt a little looser today driving it so IDK
haha

My truck is weird.
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Old Mar 22, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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Maybe you're wearing out your engine running it up to red line so many times and losing torque.
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 00ChevyScott
I'm pretty sure, it felt a little looser today driving it so IDK
haha

My truck is weird.
Put 500 miles on mine and it still does what it's supposed to do.

I just think your truck is weird
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