Why???

[Caleb]

I just got a new Torque Converter and it says that it is illegal for use in Cali or in any pollution controlled motor vehicle, why is this...its just a TC???

 

[Hickey]

what are the specs?

 

[Caleb]

it is TCI Sizzler...prolly their least expensive unit...but its stock stall about 1500-1700 RPM small block and 1700-1900 RPM big block...on summit racing site it even says its great for a stock replacement...not too great if you cant run it on the street (Not that I am worried about it but was just curious how a TC could make an IM difference)

 

[Hickey]

when I got my TC, it was about 1300 stall, 85 bucks in town.

 

[Caleb]

that what I paid, after a lot of searching I saw a lot of people saying they had gone back to stock stall...the lower were locking up too soon and the higher were creating too much heat...I am expecting this to be aorund 1300-1500 for my app because its behind a 4.3L (smaller than a small block)...how have you like yours...is it about right???

 

[Hickey]

I don't know, ask Andy, it ended up in his rig

 

[Caleb]

Originally posted by Jeremy
I don't know, ask Andy, it ended up in his rig

you're running a manual right??? I was thinking you were but when you said you had a 1300 stall it got me questioning myself

 

[spiderman]

The reason why is because changing the stall speed will effect how your engine performs, hence changing emissions. (I know it is screwed up, but that is their logic.) It's the same concept when you fail emissions on a '96 or newer car that has a malfunctioning tranny shift solenoid. If you skip a gear, or shift later, that changes emmissions, and they don't like that. (at least here in weber and davis counties.)

 

[Andy]

Originally posted by Jeremy
I don't know, ask Andy, it ended up in his rig

It's a little too high for me, so I'm going to swap it when I finish welding every thing on the POS.

 

[Hickey]

I wasn't sure if you kept the one I bought or not.

 

[Caleb]

Originally posted by spiderman
The reason why is because changing the stall speed will effect how your engine performs, hence changing emissions. (I know it is screwed up, but that is their logic.) It's the same concept when you fail emissions on a '96 or newer car that has a malfunctioning tranny shift solenoid. If you skip a gear, or shift later, that changes emmissions, and they don't like that. (at least here in weber and davis counties.)

how does it change the engine performance??? IMO, it will change the tranny performance but has nothing to do with how the engine performs...

 

[Caleb]

Originally posted by Andy


It's a little too high for me, so I'm going to swap it when I finish welding every thing on the POS.

what motor are you running (5.0???) and what stall are you going to go to???

 

[Hickey]

You sir, are trying to understand california smog sense. it cannot be done. it is not meant to be understood. it is only meant to be complied with.

 

[Caleb]

Originally posted by Jeremy
You sir, are trying to understand california smog sense. it cannot be done. it is not meant to be understood. it is only meant to be complied with.

good point

 

[Greg]

Totally off-topic, but oh well!


TCI screwed me for $400..... I'll never buy from 'em again.

 

[Caleb]

Originally posted by Greg
Totally off-topic, but oh well!


TCI screwed me for $400..... I'll never buy from 'em again.

really, how???

 

[spiderman]

It changes the engine performance by changing how the engine reacts to your drivetrain. By raising the stall, you are revving higher before full torque is applied to your drivetrain. from a stop that's why you would want that on a dragster. But they flip out over anything that changes you emmisions, I don't like it one bit.