I thought i saw a post on them but cant find it, anyone know the site and if they are any good, thanks, john.
Any torque converter is rebuildable. They cut them open, replace what's necessary, and reweld, and balance them. I have a 12" switch pitch converter out of a 60's ST300 Trans. Jim Weise at TSP has a guy that rebuilds and reworks them. That's where I got mine. I put "Rebuilt Torque Converters" into www.Google.com I got these results among others http://www.torqueconverterworks.com/ http://www.certifiedtransmissions.com/certifiedquality.htm http://www.bmcdowell.com/torque_converters.htm
the one i thought was described was user rebuildable, no welding needed, i think you could change stall or something, but you were able to rebuild yourself
Bolt together Neal Chance Converters! I've got one that is awesome! Not cheap, though! Bolt together torque converters Jim
i've seen... I've seen bolt together torque converters in HUGE quantities.. They were at the Allison transmission plant in Indianapolis and all were for BIG trucks... Not much help for us though huh?
thanks jim, larry was making me think i was seeing things, lol, any idea on price, im not ready to buy just yet and dont want to bother them, just wondering if they are in the 5-700 or 1kplus range, love the idea, seems like if you spend the money for it now that it will last as your car grows or needs change. thanks.
Pricing John: Mine was $1500 eight years ago. It is funny how the prices for things stabilize as the newness wears off. I enjoy the fact that I can inspect the converter every time I freshen the trans, which is about due. :laugh: I don't think the pricing has changed all that much, but they are expensive units. I think the modification for a bolt-together is $300 to $500additional. I also have the hand fabricated stator and the tougher sprag. You may get into one for less with fewer features, I just don't know. Time to call. :TU: Jim
So tell use how well the Neal Chance works did it stall what you wanted it to right out of the box. How high does yours stall? What size converter do you have? How much do the cost now?
Stall (tactics) Jeff, Jeff, Jeff: It's a 10 inch that was built to stall at 4500. It worked for me right out of the box, did exactly what I asked them to make it do. :TU: I think any converter company worth its salt can do the same, we talked for a long time about my combination and what I needed before they built my converter. With all the changes I have made to the car over the years, I have changed it so it stalls now at about 5000 on the motor, about 5500 on the juice. (just about perfect :laugh: ) Also, from the few times I have looked at the tach at the finish line, it looks to be fairly tight at 6500(figuring slip from MPH). As you can see I have a fairly narrow band of RPM I use, so the converter needs to do both ends well, hence the 10". Jim
