Stall speed is a term often used when describing torque converters. Generally speaking, stall speed is the rpm the engine achieves before the converter attains its coupling speed. In the days before ...

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 ...

John Voelcker November 19, 2013 Comment Now! Honda announced three new direct-injected and turbocharged engines, plus an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission with the interesting addition of a torque ...

Horsepower has a way of finding hiding places throughout the drivetrain. You might be sacrificing a few horsepower here and there due to normal parasitic loss or you might be dealing with a much more ...

Torque converter-based gearboxes are the original type of automatic transmission and they’re evolving fast Torque converters may not look much but they are one of the most amazing devices ever to ...