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Torque Converter - 9/17/2008 6:29:02 PM

Z28Reggie

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Can someone please let me know about these. I was thinking about getting one. Would that be a good idea for my 94 Z28 I know nothing about them but someone told me it might be something to look in to Thanks

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RE: Torque Converter - 9/17/2008 7:50:27 PM

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thats an extremely vague question without much for information. you only need a torque converter if you have an auto so i''m assuming you do. what are your future plans for the car? that''s where you need to start. i did that and chose my torque converter accordingly. there are several bolt ons you should do before i''d even consider a torque converter such as headers, cai, catback, gears, then i''d worry about a converter. assuming you plan to do a heads/cam package, i wouldn''t go any smaller than a 3200 stall, but that''s just me. i chose the 3600 because that''s what the guy that''s going to do my heads recommended to me. there are 3 brands i''d recommend, and those are yank, vigilante, and edge. you need to do some research on torque converters, which is where google is your friend. also, you MUST take into account that you have to get your computer tuned after doing something like that. you need to do some research and sit down and write down your exact plans for the car before you start throwing parts at it

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RE: Torque Converter - 9/17/2008 7:54:36 PM

Nessy

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Alright, basically a torque convertor replaced the need for a clutch in an automatic transmission.

If you don''t already know, when trying to come to a stop, you need to stop the transmission and gears from moving, without stopping the engine.. completely. The only way to do this is to disconnect the transmission from the engine, which is exactly what a clutch does. (Or in the case of an automatic transmission, the torque convertor.)

They are also responsible for giving your car torque out of a stop. So when you replace the torque convertor, you are replacing it with one that is going to multiply the amount of torque the engine produces by more.

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RE: Torque Converter - 9/18/2008 4:25:43 AM

Z28Reggie

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Ok thanks guys I was planning on cams and head and i already have a few bolt ons headers and gears i will still keep this in mind but wait a while before putting it on the car thanks for the quick response

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