Thanks folks.....I have now read, Jim Hand's stuff, and TCI's, and now know more about converters.
Maybe I'm slow but I need to get it right.
Bare with me.
1. What, briefly are,
the benifits and drawbacks of a loose
converter, and,
the benifits and drawbacks of a tight
converter?
2. How does one decide wether thier converter
needs to be tight or loose?
Perhaps.....could it be said this way....tight or loose refers to the coupling effect before stall is reached?...and how quickly stall rpm
is reached.
A tight converter will move a vehicle easier with less slippage before getting to stall rpm. Friendier on the Street. Creates less heat, but will create more heat staging at the track because it is tighter.
And a loose converter will slip more, & quickly to stall rpm. So a very loose converter is designed for quicker ability to reach stall rpm? Will create more heat on the street.(ie. quicker reaction to a Pro Tree?)
3. If thats the case ...why run a loose
converter unless running a ProTree?
4. A loose converter will spin, (slip) upto
stall speed faster than a tight
converter....and therefore a loose converter
will have a greater torque multiplication???
5. So what about final slippage between the
tight and loose converter when crossing the
line at the end of the 1/4. The loose
converter will have a greater % of slippage
at the end of the 1/4 ???
Thanks
If this is not accurate.....PLEASE help clarify.
[This message was edited by grumpybear on December 23, 2002 at 02:15 PM.]
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