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Message started by hobby26b on 07/27/09 at 3:31pm

Title: torque converters
Post by hobby26b on 07/27/09 at 3:31pm

Does anyone know if gm ever made anything with a 10 inch converter.I was told a vega came with a powerglide an a 10 inch converter.Just trying to clear up what alot of people are telling me.

Title: Re: torque converters
Post by W1CK3D R4C1NG on 07/27/09 at 6:12pm

i was searching thru Summit's website and couldnt find any 10 inch for a chevy... at least stock...

Title: Re: torque converters
Post by hogracer3d on 07/27/09 at 8:27pm

Vega was a small converter 10" or so, but I don't think it was a glide though.

They will make you anything you want, I know Mikes has a 27lb fully functional, about 5 bones though

Title: Re: torque converters
Post by goldstar on 07/27/09 at 9:04pm

Yes the early vega had a powerglide, and the hot rod guys would put the converter in their cars to get some stall out off them. It was a cheap way to get a stall converter but they would not hold up to alot of horsepower, after a few runs down the quarter the fins were shot.

Title: Re: torque converters
Post by radricheykustoms#6 on 07/29/09 at 3:22pm

i ran one for year's never had any prob's we ran about 350 to 400 HP, TCI has 10 converter's

Title: Re: torque converters
Post by Frazier15 on 07/29/09 at 3:24pm

I've got a 10" hughes circle track converter i'd love to sell.

Title: Re: torque converters
Post by lmfan01 on 07/29/09 at 11:42pm

smod6 wrote on 07/29/09 at 3:22pm:

i ran one for year's never had any prob's we ran about 350 to 400 HP, TCI has 10 converter's

You havent ran in years things change old man !!!! lol

Title: Re: torque converters
Post by benstrans on 07/30/09 at 1:05pm

The smallest torque converter that came stock with a FRONT ENGINE rear wheel drive Aluminum Powerglide was 11 3/4"

There was an 11" one for the Corvair Powerglide, but it was a different trans altogether. More of a transaxle, really.

However, GM did make several 10" converters that can be adapted to fit the 'glide.

The most poputar is probably the 245 mm (10.2") one that is common with many of the front wheel drive GM transaxles. It comes in a wide variety of fin angles which are what determine the 'stall speed'.

The are NOT a direct 'drop in' or 'bolt on' unit, but require extensive modification to adapt to a rear wheel drive trans such as a Powerglide, TH350, or TH400.

Stall speed, by the way, can be easily determined by putting your car in gear, locking the brakes, then flooring the accelerator for a COUPLE of seconds. The maximum RPM you develop before the car MUST move, is your stall speed. Once you do this test, shift back to neutral and run at fast idle for 15 seconds to allow the trans to cool.