1982 - First spragless racing converter.
1985 - Introduced the
"uni-length" PG input shaft to fit both 1.76 and 1.82 gear ratios.
1998 - Proline 6000 System Lock Up trans and converter. Well before its time, banned the following year as too revolutionary and unfair to competition.
2001 - Introduced the 1.80 straight cut gears. Made the helical 1.76 gears obsolete in 12 months.
2004 - Pioneered the 10.5" Northstar Caddie pro mod converter. Became worlds fastest converter with ET 5.42 @ 264 mph.
2005 - Recognized the need for a 300M output shaft for high HP applications.
2006 - Developed the one piece super steel stator which eliminated the potential breakage of 26 individual parts of the stator assembly used in all high HP allocations.
- Launched the NASA ringed/ringless input shafts for HP rating to 2500. |
2007 - Usage of forged billet cover for all racing converters gave dramatic increase in strength and efficiency over the weak OEM stamping.
- The first spragless bolt together 10" and 10.5" converter.
2008 - Offered the 100% new aftermarket Opel pump and turbine to the Aftermarket Converter Industry.
- Offered the
T-400 output
shaft to Transmission builders
needing additional
strength for high HP applications.
2009 - Not only offered the finished PL Stealth 6500 to tranny rebuilders, but sold the finished oversized input shafts, output shafts, hubs and gears to all qualified WDs.
- Pioneered the first PG solid steel pump with all steel gears for stock, ringless and Oversized
input applications.
- Developed the ultimate
steel stator for increased converter efficiency. |
2010 - SFI approved aftermarket PG case with
matching tail housing.
- Aftermarket PG forged yoke for use with bearing.
- 100% new aftermarket
9" pump and turbine for all 9" racing converters.
- Developed the 10" 6L80E high performance torqueconverter for the 2010 Camaro.
- Developed the Super 9
racing converter with the aerospace turbine, the first new technological advance in torque converter design in 10 years.
- Introduced the Cummins pump and turbine.
2011 - Offered the individual parts with the PG internal rebuild kit to build a PG transmission. |