Torque converters...
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Torque converters...
Who makes the best units? Vigilante. B&M, TCI? Is one better than the other if the power rating is the same? There's a good bit of diff in $, just wondered if there was the same diff in performance/durablility.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
I have a Yank converter and I love the way it performs. It pulls dual duty perfect on the street/strip. 
Here is their website:http://www.converter.cc/
Here is their website:http://www.converter.cc/
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I'm into the 11s with absolutely no stall. From the brake to the gas at the green light with a 2.8 60' time. Traction is my biggest issue. I don't see a higher stall doing anything to help that. My tuner and friends that drag race tell me no higher than a 2800. Remember this is an A4 with 3.73 gears too!
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FLP recommended the Vigilante converter for my Level 5 trans. The reason was the forged components. Apparently FLP had rebuilt a few transmissions where they found converter bits inside as a cause of failure.
I agree that if you compare converters, estimate the Vigilante stall speed 400rpm higher than advertised. I had a 3000stall, under slight accelleration (inching forward in traffic) the car would rev at 2500rpm. I had it restalled to 2600, and it drives much more like stock, it now brake stalls* at 2,000rpm (hold brake and raise rpms till the tires start scratching).
*Some converter companies say brake stall testing may damage your converter, others say it measures the clamping power of your (rear) brakes, and others say brake stall is 400-800 rpm lower than true stall.
I agree that if you compare converters, estimate the Vigilante stall speed 400rpm higher than advertised. I had a 3000stall, under slight accelleration (inching forward in traffic) the car would rev at 2500rpm. I had it restalled to 2600, and it drives much more like stock, it now brake stalls* at 2,000rpm (hold brake and raise rpms till the tires start scratching).
*Some converter companies say brake stall testing may damage your converter, others say it measures the clamping power of your (rear) brakes, and others say brake stall is 400-800 rpm lower than true stall.
Last edited by blu00rdstr; Jul 28, 2005 at 07:59 PM.