How did you pick your torque converter?

How did you pick yours? What features do you look for? Are you happy with it?

It seems like the price range is pretty huge...from $200ish for a basic off the shelf "street/strip" unit at Summit to ~$1000 for a mild custom made one...and I'm certain that you serious guys spend way more than that.

I'm trying to pick one now for my cruise night/occasional strip application in my soon to be running 5.9 Magnum/A904 Dart. I'm on a tight budget...any tips on picking a decent converter that will do the job but not force me to eat beans out of a can for a month? :p

What's wrong with this inexpensive unit? The stall is slightly lower than what I had in mind but it's $100+ cheaper than a unit that offers 400 more RPM.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/hup-27-20/applications/make/dodge?prefilter=1


Mike