Pro-Torque 9.5" 3200 Lock Up converter?
 

Hi Jack,
I have an opportunity to purchase what is described as a "Pro Torque 9.5" 3200 Lock Up converter - FROM COTTON'S" for a very reasonable price. Claimed 2000 miles, and removed because it wasn't enough for his goals (lo 10's).
Question #1: Is there such an animal, and did/have you sold such?
Question #2: How much would this benefit my very stock-ish configuration '86 TR?

My mods are simple... hotwired ATR Superpump (walbro), adj. FPR and wastegate, K&N, RJC PP, 3" THDP, testpipe, 2.5" Hooker catback, Thrasher 93 chip.... stock turbo, I/C, injectors, heads, bottom end, etc... fresh bone stock BRF trans (from a crate - NOS) w/ stock converter, tuned/monitored with DirectScan. I plan to purchase 60's and TT chip soon. I will probably stick with my stock turbo for the near-term future, and even if/when I do upgrade the turbo, probably will never get bigger than say... 6152 BB + alky, or modern equivalent...

Car is 100% street driven/cruiser, not really concerned about 60 ft. times, but want a stout 20-30 mph roll hit ;) I'm wondering if a convertor like this may be a bigger benefit for a configuration like mine than anything.... but, I want it to still cruise around real stock-like also.... I sometimes drive 75-100 miles/nite. Appreciate your opinion, and just don't want TOO much convertor to make it less comfortable on the streets/highways... thoughts????
Thanks!! :)

Brian MacKinnon
'86 T-Type, mostly stock....
Guntersville, AL

My 9.5 32-3400 stall ProTorque works just fine!!! :D
***street or strip***
http://cottonsperformance.com/forums...ead.php?t=1125
http://cottonsperformance.com/forums...read.php?t=984

DAmn, missed another one.. it may be a little much for a stock cruiser, turbo... JH has an awsome combo, his is working as it should. Also, I think we spoke on the phone about this a few days ago... My memory sucks, I remember talking to someone about this same scenario... :)

Thanks for the replies, guys. I passed on it, but forwarded this thread to a fellow board member who jumped on it post-haste... ($150 shipped). So, maybe something on the order of, say, a 2800 lock up, would suit me better?

i'm running the 10.5 protorque lockup 28-3200 in the 87 and like it alot (paid about 800 for it new 5 years ago).
spools great (maybe too fast :D) and room to go bigger on the turbo later
i had an unopened 87 motor with a 3" downpipe , testpipe , duttneck , stock turbo , 50# injectors ,mickey radials tt chip and alky on 93 pump gas
you need the trans to be up to the abuse as well as the rear and i had that taken care of
hits hard off line best of 1.57 leaving at about 3psi (did i say it spools fast on a stock turbo) , 12.003 110. 24psi

you say not concerned about strip :cool:
it drives great on the street, its not like stock (i can rember driving the day it replaced my stock D5 12" (not restalled) , you know its not stock but its not bad either . rolling spoolup to max boost (for me thats low-mid 20s) is instant (more so than from a dead stop) , i can light the tires at will so be sure you have a good set of street tires , having lockup gives you back the same low rpm highway cruising you have now which i use a lot going cross states for our club meets , and with a turbo step up to a ta49 /te44 with the 82 a/r exhaust housing spoolup is still instant,
you mentioned a bigger turbo in the future i tried a 6156 and the 2800 was little too low for that , some would be ok with it but im spoiled , at the track the 2800 isnbt a problem because you can build at the line but the street is different and lag makes you first looser , but lag it is good for traction control

with that turbo you want the 9.5 3200 lockup would have been a great matchup on the street or the strip

btw whos this Jhuber (aka JH ) guy LOL