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Old May 15, 2001 | 02:35 PM
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Torque Converters and Stall Speed

Any one know where I can find some good info about this subject. Thanks for any info.
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Old May 15, 2001 | 04:12 PM
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What do you want to know? No doubt someone here has some small familiarity with the subject.

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Old May 15, 2001 | 09:02 PM
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Go to the Calgary Drag Racing Association web site (see link below). Click on the Tech Tips button. There are 2 pages on torque converters. One one how they work. The other on how to select one.

Hope those help explain what you need to know.

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Old May 15, 2001 | 09:15 PM
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Old May 16, 2001 | 03:14 PM
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Thanks guys for those links. Those articles are great, we should have them in our tech section. One other question,What is the stall speed on my 700R4 from the factory? Thanks for any info.
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Old May 17, 2001 | 02:34 AM
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Stall speed is somewhere around 1500.

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