Torque Converter - Headers

[mensrea]

Many people have discussed swapping torque converters and or installing headers. I am curious to see if anyone has done this and what issues you ran into. How about performance gains?

[Logan]

I'll be doing a convertor mid-November... Stay tuned...

[mensrea]

Have you given any thought to the speed and or the brand of TC?

[SSee SSpot Run]

over in the land of the bowtie, it seems as if vigilante, yank and keith neal are the more expensive options, ...slp and others for budget app.s. i had keith neal build a 10" w/anti baloon custom for me, but for a hundered or so more you can get a 9.5" vigi w/2 year warranty and 1 free stall change. oh yeah i went with custom headers tri-t's w 1 5/8 primary's. probably on the order of what dennis is working on for y'all. mens..i would think headers would give you a definite benefit w/the s/c, if you're cramming the air in, you'll want to get it out just as efficiently. rock on, rus

[mensrea]

Thanks Rus, I'll let you know what I decide... Where to stop, the money goes so fast!!!! Now only if the car will!

[Logan]

Peak torque is at 4200rpm. Torque convertors should be spec'd for roughly 7-800rpm below the peak torque mark, so in this case, 3400rpm would be appropriate. Not being one that wants to go quite that high, I'm thinking a 3000rpm stall would be pretty much bang on.

[Dennis Reinhart]

I am trying to get the club a deal on a 3500 stall converter, right now PI stalion is the best, they use a three stage lock up, and billet cover the company here in Jacksonville that builds my 4R70W say in a few months they can build one just as good for much less, I will keep you posted and headers are just not worth the effort unless you are planning on a S/C