How did you pick your torque converter?

Rice Nuker said

I made the mistake of buying a higher stall when I went thru the trans, with the "intention" of rebuilding the engine with big ported heads, 2.5 - 6K cam shafts, open exhaust. Then I just never did. I drove the vehicle with a loose converter and stock engine and it took all the torque out of the lower rpm range of the engine and made the vehicle very sluggish.

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It's also common for the convertor companies to hear "drag race" when you drive the car on the street for 5K miles a year and race it once a summer. As Joe said - be honest. I've sent 4 Dynmaics back over the years for being too loose because they heard "drag race" when it was primarilly a street car and felt like a turd and wasted a lot of gas making noise and heat when cruising around. Most were the "9.5 - 3500-3800 flash stall" that I had them tighten to 2500-2800.