Harry_F

what the hell is it. what does it do. do they make one for our cars. am i an idiot. thats all.



thanks

hamidlmt

Here's a good read...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_converter

petepete

WHERE CAN I BUY CLUTCH LOCK? o_O

f.f.ford

A torque converter is for an automatic car. It attaches the crank to the tranny. The torque converter is filled with liquid and on one end is a series of blades attached to the crankshaft. When the engine revs these blades spin which in turn rotates the liquid which rotates another set of blades attached to the tranny. In reality it isn't that straightforward but i beleive that is the basics on how it works.

CMCs05pony

if your car's an auto, you already have one. +1 to what f.f.ford said. that was a pretty good, simple explanation

BlueStang6

Harry, quite simply, a torque converter is to automatic transmission cars what the clutch system is to a manual transmission car. When prefaced with a number it is commonly refered to as a "stall speed converter". ALL automatic transmission equipped vehicles have a "stall speed converter" - its the number that makes the difference. For instance, someone might say, "I have a 2500 stall speed converter". In this case, the stall speed, or rather the engine RPM at which the the torque converter "locks" and overcomes whatever weight resistance is present to turn the wheels, is rated at 2500 RPM. Put another way, at 2500 RPM (based on a fixed set of torque and weight figures), your tires will begin to spin if no other resistance is present except for the weight of the car (brakes on, etc.) In our cars, stock, this should happen between 1500 and 2000 RPM.

chadlet

I believe tci makes one for our automatics. Look in summit I think I seen one in there. We do have the same auto tranny that the GT's have correct?

BlueStang6

Chadlet, unless you've changed your engines peak torque, the stock torque converter is probably sufficient. A general rule of thumb is that most stock small blocks are designed to make most of their torque at low RPM, while small blocks with high horsepower generally lack low RPM torque. Does this mean you shouldn't bother with an aftermarket converter if you don't have a radical cam? No. Performance converters are usually designed to accelerate more aggressively than stock, so an aftermarket converter with the same stall speed rating as stock will often be more responsive than a stock unit. You just want to ve very careful about the stall speed that you finally decide on.

And, yes, I believe we share the same auto tranny with the GTs.