Recent content by JDC1009

I am still unsure what the cause of my failure was. What would cause the silencer composite ring to start disentigrating? Also the damper solenoid housing (some sort of composite) on the valve body was broke and fell off after unbolting. I heard a whining very faint which I suspect is the...

Yeah, I think I will get a comparable to stock converter since I think I will just do a close to stock rebuild kit. I have read on jakesperformance.com that there are a few mods. I might consider the 2-3 hard shift mod but not remove the damper spring and not do the other (full 1st gear...

I dont understand the Torque converter stall? Ive heard that a higher stall is better for diesel engines... any opinions?

I've heard bad things about the Blue Plates... Have you had the rebuild for long and had any issues? I want an upgraded sprague for the torque output. Did you happen to do any of the drilling in the restricter plate for harder 2-3 shifting? Also does anyone know if a 3 pad torque converter...

I am rebuilding my TH400 from a m1009 and am wanting to get some input on the subject. No forum in here discusses the Differences in Rebuild kits and what would be mainly recommended to use for a stock 6.2 application. I have done a bit of research and finding some conflicting opinions on what...