89GTRed

What exactly does a stall converter do? Does anyone have one and how well does it work? Also are these any good if you arent blowing or running Nitrous(however u spell it)?

89GTRed

so i am guessing no one knows exactly what this does? Does anyone have one on that they might be ble guess what its doing? I have heard that they are supposed to help out autos but i am just not sure what it would do. Any help is appreciated thx!

OneGearhead

yeah. they help out autos. and ONLY auto's. 5-spd's dont have one. we(5-spd cars), have a flywheel, and clutch. autos have a flex plate and a stall converter. i stall converter is sorta like the "clutch" for an auto. at a certain pressure within the transmission, the fluid causes valves to open/close, opening/closing other valves to use the pressure to cause the engine/transmission/driveline to become one. therefore locking everything up, like a clutch/flywheel combo.

to be effective, theres always a certain rpm depending on the car and what mods it has. there are stall converter only companies who specialize in this. tell them your car, mods, etc, and they can build you a stall converter for your exact application to get the most/best use out of it.

rsw007

with a good custom converter you can drop .4-.7 seconds in the 1/4mile. but after you put in a custom converter you will need good tires to hook up. or you will just spin through first gear.