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 ...

An automatic transmission is kinda like a parent of a three-year-old child; it does everything for the driver. Want to reverse? Just move the shift lever to R. Want to drive? Put the lever in D, and ...

Torque converters appear to be a bunch of mysterious whirlwind motion inside a spinning shell that transmits an engine’s power to the transmission and rear wheels. Although they seem complex, torque ...

If there were a vote for the most misunderstood automotive component, we're willing to bet the automatic transmission would rank pretty high, and the torque converter itself possibly higher still. OK, ...

Today's performance world offers plenty of ways to make big power, and selecting the right converter to transfer that horsepower efficiently can be challenging.Simply said, without the right torque ...