Re: Fucking Torque Converters, How Do They Work?!
running an auto trans is tricky...mainly because they aren't built for this type of use. They are built for mileage these days. We ran one (7004R) for a season. It seemed like it was always in the wrong gear. We did a bunch of mods including a manual valve body, turning up the line pressure and running some sort of tractor oil in it instead of trans fluid. We used the A/C condenser as the cooler, it held tons of fluid. The converter is important, you want one that doesn't slip...a "lock up" It depends on your engines "power band" what stall you get. I'd probably find a local circle track where people use auto's and see what they recommend. Our trans never showed any signs of failure, but since we had a parts car (88 WS6 F-bird) we just took the T5 and pedals out of it. The stick is much better...