I wuzz wondering what a tourqe converter could do for me, i dont really understand how they work and what exactly they can do for my car, are they good for a mostly stock car? or are they mostly only for cars w/ alot of mod's?, and what stall should i have on my car? if my peak tourqe is at 3500RPM's then should i get a 3500 stall converter???

Thanks for your help,

Don BC

 

to be honest with you i really dont know exactly what a TC does but i do know that you should not buy one unless your motor is hopped up or you are planning on hopping it up. and dont go more than 3000 stall if the car is driven on the street. i have a 2400 stall in mine but i also have a pretty wild 406ci in mine so if your still stock put the money elsewhere: cam, heads, exhuast, carb,intake.

 

From my knowledge (don't rely fully on me tho), the torque converter is like a clutch in a manual transmission car. The TC slowly lets the engine connect with the transmission. Kind of like your foot with a manual tranny, you slowly let the tranny engage with the engine. The stall speed means when exactly the TC will stop trying to "mesh" and actually engage the tranny to the engine. So if stock say engages at 1000rpm, than the tranny will start trying to engage a little earlier, so when it hits 1000rpm, its totally engaged. But it depends on how much pressure there is, and what TC ya have, it might "mesh" and engage at the same time at 1000rpm, giving that "break your neck" feel. But having a higher stall like say 2500rpm, means that puppy wont start engaging until around 2500rpm, which means ease into the gas, or that puppy will launch at 2500rpm! Aftermarket converters are usually for racing so you can launch better, and start off with more torque and horsepower. Ya could get one for street, but get one that stays rather close to stock speed, and possibly getting a kit that will snap your neck as the gears change. I believe what I said is rather correct, I might be off a little here and there, but its good enough.

 

yeah you guys are pretty much on the right track.

the stock converter is about 1600 RPM stall from what i have found out.

i have a 2500 stall in mine, and you cant really tell that much of a difference driving around...its a lot more niticeable when launching.

i got mine on a totally stock engine (when i got it it was stock). if your tranny is out or whatever and you want to get one then get one...it definitely wont hurt used on a stock car.

they say though that the stall speed shouls be somewhat matched to your setup such as cam, etc.

-brian

ps...its a LOT of fun to stand on the break, and rev her up to 2500 then take off...you would be surprised what an 800 RPM difference feels like.