Torque converter crack

rustycowll69 said

TF Patty talked me out of my early race Hemi converter and into a "professionally" rebuilt HS "race" converter. I believe he said it was from a Corvair, and the rebuild included Torrington needle thrust bearings, etc. I believe it only lasted about 20 miles, long enough for me to drive it around the block a few times, and up on a trailer to tow to the races in Spokane, about 300 miles away. I backed it off the trailer and that was it, it would barely move. The converter was toast. The only GM part on the car had failed, hahaha.

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You'd be surprised on where things come from to build high stalls. There are components that are not cost effective to be manufactured for a limited market, so these parts can come from a wide source. We once had a well known, high quality 8" race converter come in for cut open and inspection. There was nothing wrong inside, but because the racer was very active down at SIR in Seattle, he said to replace the Torrington bearings and clean it up. The front cover (well furnace brazed and tig welded at both the vane edges top and bottom by the builder) was from a Toyota converter. Your converter I don't think came from a Corvair, as they were air cooled and would have cooling vanes on the outside.