With or without a clutch pedal, all cars have three elements that make up their performance combination: the car's weight, horsepower, and gear ratios. When a torque converter is added in place of a ...
Dummy converters, or as some people call them, hollow converters, arequickly becoming a popular item with stock class short-track teams.They allow the racer to use a direct-drive setup in a class ...
Torque converter gearboxes are automatic, but not all automatics are torque converters. Some cars use something called a dual-clutch gearbox, while others use a continuously variable transmission (CVT ...
Horsepower has a way of finding hiding places throughout the drivetrain. You might be sacrificing a few horsepower here and there due to normal parasitic loss or you might be dealing with a much more ...
For cars that only have two pedals, its time to make driving great again. Let’s make use of the scientific method along with a few dollars to optimize your driving experiences! OK, for all you rich ...
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Unveiling the secrets of a torque converter

In this video, we cut a torque converter in half to explore its fascinating inner workings, revealing the many interesting components inside this machine.
Team C&C is back for part four of our 2011 Ford Mustang GT buildup, and we have been racing our butts off to bring you some interesting info, and even some that isn't so awesome—because we're keeping ...
I am looking at a nearly new Ford Focus 1.5-litre EcoBoost auto (either 150PS or 182PS) and am trying to establish which type of gearbox it has. I think it has always had a six-speed torque converter ...