What budget torque converter?

Well I had it rebuilt and then just asked them to up the stall, which is what they did. It worked great for 2 years. Now I have it sitting in a box and a new tc in the car.

I'm just giving the op options and ideas of what he can do on a budget.
But there's a difference between budget and money wasted. You have to understand "GOOD" converters start out at about $450. You CAN spend $5000 on a race bred converter, so $450 to about $750 is considered a GOOD budget converter.

Converter technology has changed probably more than any one thing in the past years for hot rodding. It's incredible what a good converter can do, just as much as it sucks dead rotten worm infested elephant balls what a junk one can do. You won't catch me recommending a $200 converter to anybody.