I need a torque Converter...how hard to swap?
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I need a torque Converter...how hard to swap?
I should have installed a new one on my 84 T/A when I had the engine out for the swap but I was hoping all would be good and trying to save some money. But now that it's all together, the car wants to die when in gear with the idle set to 900rpm. I've bumped the idle to 1100 but that's just a short term fix I hope. Is it even possible to swap torque converters with the trans and engine in the car or do I need to pull one or the other to do it? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Re: I need a torque Converter...how hard to swap?
You need to separate the transmission from the engine, but you don't need to completely remove it. I'd be surprised if the converter was your problem though.
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Lunati Cam (Summit part number 60121)
Scat rotating assembly
World Sportsman II Heads
Hyper pistons
Comp Cams Pro-magnum roller rockers
3.73 rear gears
Stock tranny (rebuilt with B&M trans kit in it)
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Re: I need a torque Converter...how hard to swap?
Ok, that makes more sense. You need a new converter (it's not a "stall converter") with a higher stall because right now the engine doesn't make any power at low RPM because of the cam. The higher stall will allow the engine to skip over the low RPMS and immediately start making power.
That's unrelated to your idle speed issue though.
That's unrelated to your idle speed issue though.
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Ok, that makes more sense. You need a new converter (it's not a "stall converter") with a higher stall because right now the engine doesn't make any power at low RPM because of the cam. The higher stall will allow the engine to skip over the low RPMS and immediately start making power.
That's unrelated to your idle speed issue though.
That's unrelated to your idle speed issue though.
I've heard them referred to as one in the same many times. I think you are the first person I've come across that's specified one way or the other. So having the car want to die at low RPM's wouldn't be related to having the wrong "size" converter in it?
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Re: I need a torque Converter...how hard to swap?
I've heard it lots of times too, but it's still just as wrong. There's no such thing as a "stall converter" as in "something that converts stall". It's a "high-stall converter", as in "a converter with high stall".
No, the car stalling at low speed isn't related to the converter at all. If you have a large cam, you just can't get the engine to idle at a factory speed no matter what you do.
Are you settomg your idle speed by the factory tach?
No, the car stalling at low speed isn't related to the converter at all. If you have a large cam, you just can't get the engine to idle at a factory speed no matter what you do.
Are you settomg your idle speed by the factory tach?
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Re: I need a torque Converter...how hard to swap?
A higher stall speed converter will help an engine with a high duration/low LSA camshaft idle better due to less load at lower rpm. It won't likely be the fix for your problem though. You may want to find a way to add more ignition timing at an idle. Getting the timing to around 26-30º or so of timing at idle will help alot.
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Re: I need a torque Converter...how hard to swap?
I've heard it lots of times too, but it's still just as wrong. There's no such thing as a "stall converter" as in "something that converts stall". It's a "high-stall converter", as in "a converter with high stall".
No, the car stalling at low speed isn't related to the converter at all. If you have a large cam, you just can't get the engine to idle at a factory speed no matter what you do.
Are you settomg your idle speed by the factory tach?
No, the car stalling at low speed isn't related to the converter at all. If you have a large cam, you just can't get the engine to idle at a factory speed no matter what you do.
Are you settomg your idle speed by the factory tach?
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Re: I need a torque Converter...how hard to swap?
A higher stall speed converter will help an engine with a high duration/low LSA camshaft idle better due to less load at lower rpm. It won't likely be the fix for your problem though. You may want to find a way to add more ignition timing at an idle. Getting the timing to around 26-30º or so of timing at idle will help alot.
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Re: I need a torque Converter...how hard to swap?
The stall speed of even a stock converter is far enough above the minimum idle of all but the very nastiest of cams that it won't change the idle load significantly.
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