B&M Converters?

RoadWarrior · 10-26-2003, 07:08 PM

I was looking at getting a B&M holeshot 2400 for the project 460 swap and i just wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with these converters. Right now im not looking for anything too extreme. But i figure this one should be good. Just wanted to know if they are worth the money or not?

stang_racer20 · 10-26-2003, 10:49 PM

i dont remember how much they are, but off the shelf b&m converters are crap. no offense to anyone with em, but they are. its worth it to get a custom converter for a few hundred more. if your looking for somthing to get you by, go right ahead. but it wont last too long and wont handle a whole lotta power. my .02

silver_pilate · 10-28-2003, 02:40 PM

It's been several years, but I used to hear bad stuff about them. Lots of problems with repeated breakage. You will rarely see anyone in the serious racing crowd pushing big horsepower in front of a B&M converter.

I'd second getting a nice converter. Price if nice, but strength is better. I'd bet B&M's run fine on near stock cars, but with a big 460 sitting up front, I'd not risk it.

--nathan

RoadWarrior · 10-28-2003, 06:57 PM

Well i ended up getting a TCS super street converter for the car. Since its going to be only light mods for the next while and the motor isnt the newest thing i figure it should work nice with the stall around 1800-2000.

rwhite65 · 10-29-2003, 11:04 PM

well, I also hope not to upset anyone who has had luck with the B&M, but the off the shelf one I ran was not worth the money I paid for it, or the plastic sack it is sitting in right now. I would give it to somebody to get it out of my shop honestly. I could not see a difference in it from the stock converter I had.
hope you have good luck with the TCS, if not....run the stock converter til you can put the money into a good one. After swapping my converter 3 times, I finally went with a pricey one...but the performance was worth it and they told me I could not break it...we will see.
Ryan

10-26-2003, 07:08 PM	#1
RoadWarrior Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Edmonton,Alberta,Canada Posts: 317	B&M Converters? I was looking at getting a B&M holeshot 2400 for the project 460 swap and i just wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with these converters. Right now im not looking for anything too extreme. But i figure this one should be good. Just wanted to know if they are worth the money or not? __________________ Fast Company Last edited by RoadWarrior; 10-26-2003 at 07:42 PM..

10-26-2003, 10:49 PM	#2
stang_racer20 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 348	i dont remember how much they are, but off the shelf b&m converters are crap. no offense to anyone with em, but they are. its worth it to get a custom converter for a few hundred more. if your looking for somthing to get you by, go right ahead. but it wont last too long and wont handle a whole lotta power. my .02 __________________ 92 Mustang GT, 347 Stroker(Forged Steel Crank/Rods-Balanced, Forged Aluminum Dished Pistons), Trick Flow Track Heat Intake, Trick Flow Twisted Wedge Heads w/ Stage 3 port/polish, 80mm C&L MAF, FMS 30# Inj., BBK AFPR, Trick Flow Stage 2 Cam, Trick Flow 1.6R Rockers, BBK E.L. Headers, Flowmaster Cat-Back, MAC CAI, FMS Pulleys, Griffin Alum. Radiator, MSD Pro-Billet Distributor; AOD, Dynamic 3300 Lockup Converter, B & M Super Cooler, B&M Ratchet Shifter; 3:73 gears.

10-28-2003, 02:40 PM	#3
silver_pilate DURKA DURKA!! Join Date: Sep 1997 Location: Lubbock, TX...(TX panhandle) Posts: 1,418	It's been several years, but I used to hear bad stuff about them. Lots of problems with repeated breakage. You will rarely see anyone in the serious racing crowd pushing big horsepower in front of a B&M converter. I'd second getting a nice converter. Price if nice, but strength is better. I'd bet B&M's run fine on near stock cars, but with a big 460 sitting up front, I'd not risk it. --nathan __________________ '91 GT, Coast 347, 9.5:1 compression, full intake, Wolverine 1087 cam, exhaust, Keith Craft ported Windsor Jr. Irons (235 cfm intake, 195 cfm exhaust), AOD, PI 3500 converter, Lentech valve body, 3.73's (4.10's in the works), and Yokohama ES100's out back. Daily Car: '04 Infiniti G35 Sedan 6MT

10-28-2003, 06:57 PM	#4
RoadWarrior Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Edmonton,Alberta,Canada Posts: 317	Well i ended up getting a TCS super street converter for the car. Since its going to be only light mods for the next while and the motor isnt the newest thing i figure it should work nice with the stall around 1800-2000. __________________ Fast Company

10-29-2003, 11:04 PM	#5
rwhite65 Ride Hard Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wyoming IL Posts: 1,094	well, I also hope not to upset anyone who has had luck with the B&M, but the off the shelf one I ran was not worth the money I paid for it, or the plastic sack it is sitting in right now. I would give it to somebody to get it out of my shop honestly. I could not see a difference in it from the stock converter I had. hope you have good luck with the TCS, if not....run the stock converter til you can put the money into a good one. After swapping my converter 3 times, I finally went with a pricey one...but the performance was worth it and they told me I could not break it...we will see. Ryan __________________ 65 Fastback 91 roller 306, H/C/I AOD-Bauman, PI Stallion, 4.10's and traction loc 04 Grand Cherokee Freedom Edition 79 Ford F-250 4x4 - Restored

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