Does this look like a $780 converter?
Dec 6, 2014 | 07:11 PM
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Does this look like a $780 converter? Precision (of New Hampton) is JUNK
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This converter was manufactured by Precision...at least that's what I was led to believe. The operative part was three words not mentioned until it failed ("Of New Hampton"). So the company talks big about their high performance converters and how much work they put into them:
Then there was this:
There was a 13 gram weight sloppily tacked to the outside before I cut it open. My *** you balanced it to 1 gram. Oh, look at that piston! I'm fairly certain Circle-D balances each of their parts to much tighter specs. False advertising:
Oh, and they don't warranty their high performance converters. But what do they say?
(the source for these quotes came from here: Untitled Document )
Needless to say they do a shitty job of knocking off Precision's name and converters.
This converter was manufactured by Precision...at least that's what I was led to believe. The operative part was three words not mentioned until it failed ("Of New Hampton"). So the company talks big about their high performance converters and how much work they put into them:
Our furnace brazing process completely laminates the turbine and the impeller.
This effectively makes your converter one piece, leaving no weak link in your converter to cause a failure. The majority of our competitors weld their converters.Every tab on a Precision racing torque converter is of equal strength to any other; all due to the furnace brazing process.
This effectively makes your converter one piece, leaving no weak link in your converter to cause a failure. The majority of our competitors weld their converters.Every tab on a Precision racing torque converter is of equal strength to any other; all due to the furnace brazing process.
There was a 13 gram weight sloppily tacked to the outside before I cut it open. My *** you balanced it to 1 gram. Oh, look at that piston! I'm fairly certain Circle-D balances each of their parts to much tighter specs. False advertising:
Whether a converter is welded or furnace brazed, your converter NEEDS to be REBALANCED INSIDE and OUT for peak efficiency and to eliminate any vibration. Most competitors do not even have the balancing equipment!
Precision of New Hampton, Inc. is the ONLY COMPANY IN THE INDUSTRY that balances each individual part to within 1 gram.
Precision of New Hampton, Inc. is the ONLY COMPANY IN THE INDUSTRY that balances each individual part to within 1 gram.
Trade Secrets Precision racing side performs so many other unique applications while building racing converters. The competitors DON'T and consequently, Precision has patented the process on these special practices. Those features combined with UNBEATABLE CUSTOMER SERVICE are what makes our racing converters the ONLY CHOICE for your race car.
Needless to say they do a shitty job of knocking off Precision's name and converters.
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Dec 6, 2014 | 08:50 PM
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I think so. The company identifies themselves as "Precision of New Hampton" however they also refer to themselves as "Precision" (whereas Precision Industries is also called "Precision"). My builder apparently didn't know there was a difference when I asked for a Precision converter and figured the company he bought regular converters from was the same as the one I was referring to. So when the converter came out of the transmission (I didn't see it go in) and I saw it was blue instead of pink...there was a discussion on what company it came from. He insisted it was Precision like I had asked, and pulled out an invoice to prove it. It turned out he was right...except not.
So I replaced it with a Circle-D and brought it back home to open up and inspect. It had its quirks and I suspected the build was sub-par, but not as shitty as it turned out to be. All that half-assed brazing, bent fins, shattered sprag, sloppy welding...I'd have hoped a company that was bragging about their converters and charged so much money would have done better.
It only had 19,000 miles on it.
So I replaced it with a Circle-D and brought it back home to open up and inspect. It had its quirks and I suspected the build was sub-par, but not as shitty as it turned out to be. All that half-assed brazing, bent fins, shattered sprag, sloppy welding...I'd have hoped a company that was bragging about their converters and charged so much money would have done better.
It only had 19,000 miles on it.
Dec 6, 2014 | 08:55 PM
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So was this considered a billet single? I'm only asking for my own knowledge and I'm looking at a triple disk from circle d - I'm going off the " you get what you pay for" term people speak of
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Dec 6, 2014 | 09:12 PM
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This is what a billet piece (single disc) would look like.
Friction side:
Back side:
Dec 7, 2014 | 08:05 AM
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I've put a few of these in because the owner thought they were precision industry converters.. Nope they are junk. One truck with a cammed 6.0, 4.56 gears, 150 shot of nitrous on slicks cut a 2.2 60'.
