[WANTED] Torque converter

Hey guys does anyone have a used 2400-2800 stall tc they would part with for a 318. I'm gonna be honest I dont know much about them as far as sizes and such Im just seeing whats out there that's better than stock. My transmission is a904 non lockup thanks

Seen one on Facebook Mopar Trader. $150 B&M torque master.

Was under mopar parts

Is your 318 modified, in any way? How much?
A torque converters stall/flash (should be called couple speed) is entirely dependent upon how much torque you put in it. For example: race converter companies want to know what your combination is exactly, BEFORE they will build you a TC.
I'd hate to see you make a mistake.
The B&M torque master is a towing converter. It will be very tight on a stock 318, looser on a stock 440.
If we can fill-in some of the 'blanks', it would be a lot easier to get you the right TC.

Well the engine isn't built yet but right now i plan on doing stock bottom end ported 302 heads mild cam ( have a sum6900) it may not stay. 340 intake holley 600cfm carb and headers have 276 gears for now i just picked up a 373 rear end for the future

Ok. Maybe hold off until the motor is nearly completed. But if you haven't done any machine work yet, you'd be better off with a 360. You'd be much happier with the outcome, and it cost the same to machine.

And you’d be much better off planning your entire build before buying any parts. Putting together a package is the best way to organize just what components to buy, but you also need to stick with the plan and not change too much along the way! Things like your planned useage of the car will dictate a lot of things too, building a hot car and goin to the grocery store in it, and such the like!

I will say for the record....when I built my blue car, the entire build was planned and many parts were bought for that specific build. One aspect of the build was buying a converter based on the A-995 planetary gear cluster with the lower 1st and 2nd gear ratio. I bought a custom made Frank Lupo converter, $600 back in 1995, and all was well, except that my trans guy let his helper assemble the trans.

He used the existing shaft for the planetary setup instead of the one that I bought with the A-995 setup, and it immediately zinged off the splines on the shaft. My trans guy replaced all of the components with my stock stuff, which caused the converter to be way off my intended needs. It’s still in there, but the car is a dog off the line compared to what it could be, so it’s all coming out as we speak, and a near stock converter will be going back in.

My point?? One turn off the intended build can certainly have pretty big consequences!

cosgig said:

I will say for the record....when I built my blue car, the entire build was planned and many parts were bought for that specific build. One aspect of the build was buying a converter based on the A-995 planetary gear cluster with the lower 1st and 2nd gear ratio. I bought a custom made Frank Lupo converter, $600 back in 1995, and all was well, except that my trans guy let his helper assemble the trans. He used the existing shaft for the planetary setup instead of the one that I bought with the A-995 setup, and it immediately zinged off the splines on the shaft. My trans guy replaced all of the components with my stock stuff, which caused the converter to be way off my intended needs. It’s still in there, but the car is a dog off the line compared to what it could be, so it’s all coming out as we speak, and a near stock converter will be going back in.

My point?? One turn off the intended build can certainly have pretty big consequences!

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Sorry to hear that ….sounds like that 'helper' didn't help much... if the spines on the that A-998 gear-set was worn that much, that they stripped right away, he should have never put them in. Shame on that builder, who failed to monitor his 'helper'. I worked as a builder for years... that should have never happened. Usually, the pins in the planetaries come loose and have to be re-TIG'd. As long as there's no wear in the pins/planet gears, anyhow.

'63GT said:

Ok. Maybe hold off until the motor is nearly completed. But if you haven't done any machine work yet, you'd be better off with a 360. You'd be much happier with the outcome, and it cost the same to machine.

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I agree with you 100% I'm not doing any machine work on this motor it's just piece together engine to get the car moving on a budget but that dont mean it has to be slow lol

dartfreak75 said:

Well the engine isn't built yet but right now i plan on doing stock bottom end ported 302 heads mild cam ( have a sum6900) it may not stay. 340 intake holley 600cfm carb and headers have 276 gears for now i just picked up a 373 rear end for the future

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Hang on a minute;
Stock bottom end, 6900, and 2.76 gears is a recipe for disappointment especially with a stock 1850ish TC
IMO
This is a really bad combo.
With barely 8/1 compression, those 3.73s have to go in now, and at least a 2800, more is better.
That 6900 has advertised specs of 278/288/112 and .050s of 204/214
Installing it at the typical plus4 , will knock your cylinder pressure and your performance, so far down, right into old and tired slanty territory. And the 2.76s will keep it there to nearly 40 mph. The 2800 would help a bit, but those 8/1 pistons HAVE TO GO! Or that slow-as-mollasses-in-January, cam. And you're still gonna need gears and a TC no matter what.
And that's AJ's opinion.
Hang on again,lol
What's the compression gonna be with 302 heads? I guestimate 8.6.
Ok so then your pressure might be 127. and now yur running like a new slanty.
But hang on, I hear this all the time: "I have that cam in my 8/1 318, and it goes like stink", or something similar. Yeah compared to what? The cylinder pressure is apt to be down at 127psi or less, so compared to a lawnmower, I guess.
>You have the three biggest performance busters all rolled up into the same combo, namely : low compression, a 278* cam, hiway gears, and low-stall TC. Oh wait, that's 4,lol.
If you have to keep the 8/1pistons, you will want a mechanical cam with fast ramps, and a tight LSA, and that would be custom. But that is still fighting a losing battle.
On a limited budget; I would sooner build the compression up to 9.2, and run it with the stock 240/248/112 cam,and; as a 2bbl and logs, with those 2.76s, and a 2800TC; then to run it with that 6900cam and 8.6Scr.. Yes I'm serious.

Or put the 3.73s in and do NOTHING to the engine,lol.
Jus trying to be helpful.

Yea im learning this lol i am selling the 6900 cam for something else I have been reading and asking alot of questions im started to catch on lol the 6900 cam is either getting returned or sold I'm currently working on a new cam I'm leaning towards the lunati 700

Put your cam-money towards pistons

At 10.2Scr with a tight Quench, you can use that 6900, with the 302s; and have blistering 204/214 performance. That 6900, with it's 55* of overlap, wants headers and free-flowing exhaust, but it's likely gonna be hard on gas around town.
With the 3.73s installed, you COULD, run the stock TC. I don't think I'd want to; but it will only hurt you for about 1 second on the start line.