Thread: stall converter- house brands for the street?

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Burrbrain,I have friends that have run B&M many times with much succes on the street,with setup's simular to your's.I would't put A car converter in A 1/2 truck if thats what you are planning, due to the extra work put on the stator in the coverter,most have a plastic stator and over time the fins brake off over time cousing the converter to work poorly.that is why you can buy A B&M/TCI and others 12in 11in converter so cheap.now in A race converter you have STEEL stators and other BEEFY stuff and thats the price differiance.I use COAN-Converters( www. coanracing.com)they sell steet stuff to, or send them a old one and they will build you a new one built to your SPECS.I just had A TCI-11in done with A aluminum stater VS plastic for A project $238.38 plus $12.00 ups.

Thanks for the thoughts. I don't know about a car tranny and torque not working in a truck as what I have in there now came out of late"70's" camaro and has run for the last 8 years without any real issues. Been thrashed a few times and has held up pretty good for me.
Also, the reason I was looking at B&M they have the torkmaster 2000 for around 110 bucks plus shipping. It is a 12 in. converter, also.
This by no means is a strip truck but just a daily driver that is getting some beefing up. I think that a mild street converter should do the job but if it gives out then it will be lesson learned and will have to up the ante for a more heavy-duty set-up.
On the cooler setup I like the idea of the cooler having it's own fan, thermostat operated? nice setup. Bypass the radiator cooler and just running that cooler? mounted up front to catch air better? Will have to look into something along those lines.
Thanks everybody.

I didn't say you can't put A car tranny in A truck,I wouldn't put A car converter in A truck.

Some of the truck converters are set up for towing . If he does not haul a lot of weight Then use the HP car stall . this is also why full size pick ups have truck tires on them .