I have a friend who is in process of restoring a 66 HiPo car with a factory automatic. The transmision is not the porblem, it all seems to be there, but the torque converter may have been replaced. The one he removed is stamped "Rebuilt" and is painted blue. It had absolutely no stall speed.
I have some questions:
What was the original HiPo converter? Was it different from a stock Mustang unit? Stall?
For a stock resto, what would be a good alternative?
Thanks
Bill
Bill, look at Page 64 in the 4th Edition of Tonys book, The 289 High Performance Mustang.It explains the difference.
That does explain the differences in the transmissions, which I am aware of, but doesn't mention the torque converters. I am almost sure that the HiPo converters had more stall than the stock ones did but I could be wrong. (According to my wife, I usually am)
Thanks
Bill
None of the MPC's list a unique torque converter for a hi-po.
Some literature suggested the 289 HiPo automatic in the 1964 Fairlane K-code got converters with a higher stall speed. However, all the Ford Master Parts catalogs I have show no special torque converter for either the Fairlane or the Mustang K-codes. When I removed the HiPo automatic from my 1965 Fairlane K-code, the converter was stamped "N", just like the standard ones. However, I cannot verify the converter is the original because I don't know the car's full history, although it probably is since the automatic is original.
Your converter may be faulty. Compare other known converters with <i></i>how<i></i>yours works and there may be a subtle but clear difference. Good luck<img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
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