This exploded view of a torque converter calls out the important converter components. On the far right is the impeller (A) that uses input power from the engine to impart fluid motion to the turbine ...

Welcome to the dark world of torque converters. When it comes to automatic-equipped street machines and drag-race cars, the torque converter is a welded-up magic box that few enthusiasts know much ...

IT is indicative of the interest being taken by engineers in the comparatively recent hydraulic method of transmitting torque and to the importance attached to its development that three papers on ...

Considering that a torque converter doesn't actually convert torque, it's no wonder it's such a misunderstood component. After all, any device that has "converter" as part of its name should transform ...

With the growing popularity of CVT's and sequential manual transmissions, some may say that the conventional automatic may go extinct someday. Yeah right. There are still plenty of Bow Tie enthusiasts ...