Boy, if this wasn’t a sight for sore eyes in our mailbox as we arrived in the office this morning.

The shapely chunk of billet aluminum that you see before you is a spy photo of the prototype of the new lightweight billet lock-up torque converter that Neal Chance Racing Converters has been developing over the last several months. As the rumor goes, this innovative new converter tips the scales at just 30 pounds and has the lock-up capacity to handle the nitro-burning, supercharged Hemi in a Top Fuel Dragster or Funny Car.

As the Neal Chance team revealed last week, the lock-up converter and Rossler Transmission project has already undergone and continues to undergo top secret testing.

Only time will tell what the exact specifications are on this new converter and what effect it will have on the competitive landscape of our sport, but we can assure you that you’ll want to keep your eyes and ears tuned here to DRAGZINE as more information becomes available.

For more information on Neal Chance Racing Converters and their current offering of record-setting converters for everything from powerful street cars on up to 3,000 horsepower Pro Modifieds visit racingconverters.com.