I HAVE OTHER QUESTION, I NEED TO REPLACE MY CONVERTER AND I SEEN SOME HAVE SWAPPED IN A MARK VII TORQUE CONVERTER. I WAS WONDERING WHY? WHATS THE STALL? OR WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD STALL CONVERTER FOR A PRETTY MUCH STOCK ENGINE, WTIH PLANS OF GETTING MORE HPS? I AM NOT TO FAMILIER WITH THE 4.6, SO I NEED SOME ADVISE, ALSO HAS ANYONE INSTALLED MARK VIII AIR STRUTS. IF SO HOW ARE THEY WORKING, THIS WINTER I AM GOING TO FINALLY "BAG MY BIRD" THANKS

People install the Mark VIII converter because it is a 10" rather than a 11" like the T-birds and there is less chance for the TC to balloon. If you are serious about upgrading for horsepower I would go with a Precision industries Torque COnverter, the Stallion is great, it is a bit on the pricey side, but is well worth it. Try RPM outlet, I think they had the best price last time I checked. Also would highly recommend bullit proofing your tranny as per Jerry's specs, check the TCCOA website, Rienehart makes trannies to Jerry's specs and is powering Mark VIII's with 450+ horse power without any failures, price is VERY reasonable, $1595 plus $300 core charge. I figured it out adn it is not much more expensive than buying the parts and having a build done by a local shop + you get a shop that knows how to do the build doing it. kyle wilkinson