upgraded torque converter

[ScubaSewj]

yesturday i droped my car off at sparks racing. im gonna get my torque converter upgraded. Theoretically its supposed the make the auto s/c solaras as fast or even faster then the manual ones. ill see how it actually is when i get my car back. if anyone is interested i can give u the info.. if ur in so cal

[JoeB]

Sounds like a good sales job. I think as the torque conver is improved, it will get closer to the standard but I don't think it could ever get better. I found a company that does some great tranny mods and upgrades including the torque converter. Unfortunately, I'm out of town traveling and the info is at home. -JoeB

[krawzyazn]

noooooooo not sparks i used to go there back in 96 lol
that guy is funny he thought he put a supra engine in a 3 series bmw

[ICrazyChrisI]

Some people DO drop Supra engines in 3 series'...

[ScubaSewj]

i am now worried about my cars safty..

[Mole]

you should just hawk eye the dude doing the job on your car then.

[happy_aggies]

Wut is the cost?

[SC V6]

just get the whole Level-ten rebuild.. its a better buy

[krawzyazn]

Some people DO drop Supra engines in 3 series'...

you must be one of those people that believe that he did do a swap
just think if a guy puts a supra engine in a 3 series don't you think it would be a cover car on all the magazines think about it

[ScubaSewj]

it cost 450

[JoeB]

Thanks Scottv6, Level 10 is the one I was thinking of. I've heard good things about them. Go to their site and read about it, very informative. http://www.levelten.com/converters.htm It looks like the price is $498 for them to rework your torque converter. If anyone tells you they can make an auto better than a standard, be VERY skeptical... My understanding (and I don't know a lot about it) is that you will ALWAYS have some loss of power in the torque converter and some in the automatic transmission itself. This can be minimized with high quality parts but will never equal a manual transmission.

While you're at Level 10's web site read about their automatic transmission mods, nice stuff. No, I don't work for them or know anyone who does , I'd know a lot more... -JoeB

[Yanks0114]

Level 10 is a great company. And yes it is possible to make an auto better than manual, probally not on our cars but it is possible. Both auto and standard will experience some drivetrain loss, that is ineviatable.

Good luck Scuba and let us know how it goes

[HKSV6SLE]

uh supra engine in a 3 series bmw? i've never heard about that b4...people rarely...transplant engines across car brands....i've heard bout people putting chevy engines in old porsches..and stuff like that...but...wtf..?

[Mole]

over in england, b18c's (GsR) motors are lashed into gen 1 mini coopers.

i was talking to level 10, thinking about upgrading the valve body and torque convertor. even having the torque convertor into a higher stall one. i believe if we get a group of 10 ppl to buy the torque convertor, the price drops $50...

one thing that auto is better than manual is that a manual can never shift as fast as an automatic. (comming from an old school muscle car dude)

believe it or not, on muscle cars, if you had an auto, you had more fun...

[ScubaSewj]

it looks like i got the wrong information from the wrong people..hopefully this tq converter upgrade makes an auto a little better than before..im wondering what else can be done to an auto solara with s/c,5.5pulley, s-afc,cold air intake(soon to be installed) and exhuast to make it faster? i know headers, im gonna get them soon but is there any others