Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400

Posted by d c On 2016/6/7 18:12:18

I think you may be overthinking the converter as much of the info you quoted is applicable to performance and race applications. Are you boosting the hp on the packard engine or will it stay stock? Are you racing the car? If street driving the packard engines idle so low that you will bo ok with a very low stall converter and the weight of the vehicle has just as much to do with stall . You will be more comfortable and see better fuel mileage with a lower stall. Truth be told. Any converter in a v8 stock application from a heavy car will do. I advise you to read this info on tv cable geometry and set up/ adj as it is very important for longevity of this trans on a retrofit app.http://www.cpttransmission.com/tech_tvcable.htm