Hi All,
What's the symptoms if a torque converter is not properly functioning in a
If you wanted to replace your torque converter, is there a particular brand that that gives the best performance or do people usually use factory parts?
Tim
Check these guys out:
I used DTT in a 2K 2500 and was totally happy with it. I went with the convertor and the trans, it was like a new truck.
Roy
Partial loss of power to the drivetrain... sluggish off the line... if removed and shaken back and forth, it'll sound like a tamborine
DTT - $750
Wow. Has anyone done a price/performance analysis of the various brands?
Don't even consider the TCI and MP offerings, these are high-stall converters, the last thing you want behind a diesel. (In fact none of theirs will fit the diesel)
By reputation the DTT is probably the best.
TCI part# 142250 - "1998-95 Dodge Cummins Diesel A518 non lock-up"
That won't fit?
Probably so... but why spend the extra money on a beefed-up TC designed to hold 600HP for an otherwise stock truck/transmission?
But while it's apart.......It may not stay stock.
Roy
Right... I must have missed the part where he said he wanted to build up his whole transmission :)
No, I was going on the part where he said "brand that gives the best performance". Figured he had plans.
Roy
Because the stocker isn't up to the task?
Am I reading this right -- you would use a torque converter the would
*not* lock up in a diesel application? It makes sense to me that a converter would lock up at cruise speed.Is this incorrect for a diesel??
I was looking for the best price/performance value. My main interest is trouble free operation with highest fuel mileage available. I really don't know very much about this right now. Just trying to get educated.
I really appreciate all the info from you folks.....
It has nothing to do with a diesel... I'm not sure if '92 had a LU or non-LU TC. Of course a LU converter is better, but if your transmission wasn't designed for one, you'll have no way of getting it to lock up (or even fit, for that matter).
And now that I look back.... where in the heck did I get the idea that you had a '92?? You actually didn't specify a year, but since you said it was a
2500, that should have automatically signalled at least a '94 (hint: it helps if you're specific about a vehicle - otherwise people start ASSuming things... some of us laugh at ourselves for being asses, others reach for a cross and a hammer...). I was an ass... oops :)At any rate.... yeah, you definately have a lock-up TC. In that case, it's a different part number, and about another $15.
My point in all this is to call around... don't just go right for "the best" just because it's "the best" (and I happen to think the best torque converters are purple in color - but that's just my own brand-bias, and I'd never recommend a $1400 TC for a stock transmission)... no need to buy a Diablo when a Charger will fit the bill.
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