HUGHES INTRODUCES THE LEGAL TRACTION CONTROL CONVERTER

[Crossbones Dennis]

www.competitionplus.com/drag-racing/news/28943-hughes-introduces-the-legal-traction-control-converter?fb_action_ids=10152185273257202&fb_action_types=og.comments

“With the engines get bigger and bigger in these Super cars, we have problems with traction,” Hughes said. “That’s not so much to do with track prep as we’re all given a track to go from A-to-B on. It’s up to us to get the cars down the track, and because of this we’ve come up with some designs in the converter that we can keep the car under control, keep the tires planted basically.”

[drphillips309]

Mite be a game changer

[jeremy341a]

Aug 28, 2014 6:55:07 GMT -6 drphillips309 said:

Mite be a game changer

I think it is a lot of hoopla designed to sell converters.

[548h]

I would like to see these "all mechanical changes". There is way too much voodoo hype when it comes to torque converters as it is already.

If Hughes is at the PRI show this year they should have it on display. We'll see just what kind of "real changes" there are in there.

A good converter is one that is intelligently designed for the application and then, here's the important part, manufactured with high quality components by a competent builder. Everything else is snake oil and junk in my opinion.

[sg3526]

Aug 28, 2014 8:05:24 GMT -6 548h said:

I would like to see these "all mechanical changes". There is way too much voodoo hype when it comes to torque converters as it is already.

If Hughes is at the PRI show this year they should have it on display. We'll see just what kind of "real changes" there are in there.

A good converter is one that is intelligently designed for the application and then, here's the important part, manufactured with high quality components by a competent builder. Everything else is snake oil and junk in my opinion.

Just glancing through the article it appears the only thing that they are doing is loosening up the converter, I may be wrong and will read it again. I tried a looser converter on my car once, the 60' was great but it shifted way too early and the MPH just wasn't there.

[sully3358]

Sounds like the same converter I already have from them. Just a new approach of advertising the way their stuff works.