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Re: How does a high stall converter work?
your pretty much exactly right. the stall also depends on the amount of HP and TQ of the engine it is working with.
vewry similar to what you said, the stall speed is the highest RPM's the engine can rev to before the torque converter will engage the trans and tranfer the power to the rear wheels
a simple way to understand how a torque converter works: picture two household fans facing directly at one another. the one on the left is plugged in and on the highest speed, the one on the right is NOT plugged in, it gets its force or power to spin from the air moved by the left fan. only on a trans it works with fluid. the fan on the left that is plugged in is connected to the engine, and the one on the right with out being plugged in is connected to the input shaft of the transmission.
does that make sence?
also, i think a 2500 stall converter is a decent converter for a mild 350-400 horse engine. you just dont want to have a cruising speed below 2500 RPMS or you will burn up the trans due to it never stalling out. what gears do you have? i would recommend a 3.73 or higher with a stall converter at 2500.
a common stock converter stall is anywhere from 1300 to 1800 depending on the vehicle.
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