Worth the effort?

It wasn't a bargin basement converter it's an SMR unit. The engine's state of tune is questionable because off the line the bog is terrible as is performance for the first few feet until you can get some rpm into it. It WILL NOT even spin a tire, I gave up and after getting a recomendation from a board member took it into a shop. The guy runs a funny car and seems decent and knowledgeable. He tuned on the carb a bit and is pointing at the converter being too tight for the lackluster performance off the line.