Hey i need to build up my transmission a little bit to hold more horsepower and was wondering if anyone had a good place to buy a torque converter for a good price, that would fit into my 98 12v. Or which do you guys prefer to use in your trucks? Thanks Jordan

 

Welcome Aboard ! I am working on my tranny plans too. Top end would be Goerend, ATS , Suncoast, DTT. Goerend has a lifetime warranty on his triple disk. Other options TCI is a little more reasonable and also has a single disc at a fair price.

 

thank you and yes I have heard of those i have also heard that i should go with the triple disk what do you think on this? and so what are you going to run?

 

If your thinking of JUST a TC...I would check around. Many of the top shops do not recommend this without a valve body. Pressure leaks & variation can cause accelerated TC failures. Do your homework on this one... your truck will thank you for it.

RJ

 

You basically need a valve body modification to run a bigger converter. The big converters live or die on line pressure, the hyrdraulic PSI that keeps the clutches pressured to hold them from slipping. It doesn't matter how strong the converter is, if it doesn't have adequit line pressure to make it work, it won't hold any power.

Budget converters? I have an Axiom single disk currently. It has a billet stator that is 500RPM's below stock stall, furnace brazed fins, and a billet front lid. It cost me about $700. The single disk is fine for a stock truck or one running nothing more than maybe 40HP sticks or an Edge EZ. I don't have much faith in stock converters, or any other single disk.

I am having my single disk swapped for the same converter, just in the triple disk version.

Go with a triple disk and a good valve body, and thats if you have a low mileage fresh trans. If not, just rebuild the whole thing.

 

ok i am planning on running 370's and laser cut dv's so i need something a little stronger then a single disk i think ill def. go with a triple disk. I already have a zero fuel plate and havent even touched my pump to turn it up so i probably need a strong tc and valve body like the triple disk ones. thanks for the info.

 

Not trying to complicate your decision, but........
It is a misconception that triple disk converters are stronger than single disks, per se. It all depends on how the tranny is set up and how the converter is designed.
Tripples are stronger for some Mfg's.... but DTT for example, uses only their custom single disk converter (runing higher pressures) and has CTD's out there over 850 HP with no converter problems at all!

I am running a single and have 80,000 miles, road & racing, with not so much as a studder.... at over 550 HP.

Do a search for more info on this .... and read up on the differences between tranny builders.

Good Luck

RJ

 

I would call around to some of the companys and see what they think. I like my Goerend stuff and you could probably get a valvebody and TC for under $1,000.

 

ok what did your torque converter cost?
what else has been done to your tranny?
how much money have you invested in it?

i am looking for somthing to hold about 500 HP,

 

Call around and talk to the various manufacturers. The best thing you can do is get a setup that is supposed to work together. As rjohnson said, get a TC that matches the valve body. Good Luck