.9 Torque Converter Info
03-18-2018, 11:25 PM
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.9 Torque Converter Info
Does anyone know if all .9 torque converters are the same? I was looking at Weistec's and 3 grand is a bit steep. Their website says their 2500 stall works with factory electronics.
Im going to look in to sending one out to be restalled.
Im going to look in to sending one out to be restalled.
03-19-2018, 12:34 AM
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They should be largely the same inside, but I'm sure the part # changed multiple times during it's run for whatever changes were made. If you send it out to get built, any will work. They are all physically interchangeable.
03-19-2018, 09:21 AM
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No they are not all the same. Converters are typically setup for the vehicle they are in. So an 500hp car will not have the same converter as a 200hp car. It is not that you cannot do what you are asking but that it is harder. You could maybe even take a stock converter from one car and end up with a higher stall in a more powerful car. Or heavier car.
03-19-2018, 11:11 AM
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No they are not all the same. Converters are typically setup for the vehicle they are in. So an 500hp car will not have the same converter as a 200hp car. It is not that you cannot do what you are asking but that it is harder. You could maybe even take a stock converter from one car and end up with a higher stall in a more powerful car. Or heavier car.
Taking his stock convertor and having it stalled higher is no different from using whatever Weistec or UPD have done to increase stall. For ease and cost, UPD would be best. The lowest cost will be to stall your stock, but the downtime plus a chances of trial and error might change the stall speed slightly from what you asked for.
03-19-2018, 06:53 PM
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It does change it. They are not replacing parts in them but modifying the fins. So you need to know the stall of that converter behind your engine to know how much to change it. Just because it will bolt in the car does not mean they are the same. They have different fin profiles and lock up clutches in a there are a lot of differences from one converter to the next. Look up the part numbers. There are a lot of different ones out there. I am not saying you have to spend 3k on a stall converter at all. It should be under 1000.00. But then there is trial and error if your converter shop has not done that exact converter behind your power level etc. etc.
