[Steve C.]

Continental is not so exclusive, just very popular.

Way back many years ago I bought converters from Marv Ripes at A-1 Automatic Transmissions in Southern California, Marv was a familar sight at races across the nation with a great reputation. He had one of the most formidable Stock Eliminator cars in drag racing in the hay day. Getting in touch with him was difficult (As Kriss at Contintal often is) but when you did he wanted to go over your engine dyno sheet with you, it can be a distinct advantage if available. I had him build a "custom" converter, and they also had a popular 'shelf' 10-inch converter called the "super Launcher" that acted very similar to the units Continental does today (little known fact, Kriss at Continental and Marv at A-1 had an association early on ). A-1 is still in business, however I'm not sure of Marv's participation in the company today. We have also had good luck with "custom" converters from Hughes converters out of Phoenix.

You may see others post their opinions and choices. That said, I always urge people to try for a custom made converter made for your specs.... not a 'off the shelf' unit ordered thru Summit or a catalog. As we know the torque converter can be one of the best bangs for the buck ($$$) for performance. Don't cheap out

A-1 Converters / note their comment:
"Every 'GM TH350 & TH400' is custom built, so we need information from you."

https://www.a-1perf.com/

Continental article:
http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/engine/...y-continental/


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