What is a torque converter besides a big round thing used with automatic transmissions that holds a lot of tranny fluid and makes a mess if you spill it? I wasn't sure either; maybe this is due to the ...

With an 825hp Ray Barton Street Hemi going between the fenders of our '65 Coronet project (alias "Cool Blue"), we knew we'd need a tough, well-built torque converter. Stall speed and durability are of ...

If your engine was directly affixed to a transmission, it would die every time you came to a stop—and that would be a problem. The solution to this issue is a torque converter, a fluid coupling device ...

How does a torque converter work? A description of a torque converter and how it works, as well as the components involved, and how it transfers torque from the engine to the transmission. A look at ...

Torque converters appear to be a bunch of mysterious whirlwind motion inside a spinning shell that transmits an engine’s power to the transmission and rear wheels. Although they seem complex, torque ...