First off, forgive me if I'm asking a question that's probably already been answered. But I'm kind of pressed for time at the moment. Does anybody have any recommendations for a converter for a 2002 7.3 liter 2WD? I'm trying to narrow down the problem with my truck and I'm afraid this is probably my issue. I've noticed the only choices I have are $300 rebuilt OEM converters or $1,000+ aftermarket. I do some heavy towing, but aside from a programmer it's basically stock. Is there a happy medium? I'm making a long trip in the near future so I'm trying to find something I can order tonight and get shipped out before the weekend to save a few days. Thank you in advance.

 

You might want to try these guys! Give them a call and they will tell you about torque converters ! Nice folks

Smokie

Auto Perfomance Parts; Race, Nitros, Diesel, Performance Torque Converters| Asheville, NC

 

I ended up getting a Banks. I was torn between several of the regular names like BD, Suncoast, ATS, etc...... They all seemed to be very comparable so I had to go with what I could get the soonest. Summit stocked them and ready to 2 day ship. I'll post what I think about it after I've had a chance to put a few miles on it.

But I will keep your recommendation handy because I drag race and I am looking to move to that area so R&R might come in very handy. Thank you!

 

Good luck with your new converter!!

Smokie

 

too bad.. i saw this thread last night and was going to post but got moved to another project.

I was going to post an ebay seller that handles the triple disk billet TC for the 4r100 trans.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151544626616?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
a somewhat local shop sells this brand and when i called to find out about them the guy just gushed over how they love them. Almost NO returns at all and they do a bunch of tuned 7.3, 6.0 trucks in there area, they are near the Air Force station in Goldsboro nc.

and at 600 bucks a hell of a deal.. he actually told me the price was $525 with tax if i picked it up at there shop.

hope the banks works out.. they tend to be a bit more pricey and not all that.

 

Well, I said I would leave some input. First, Carl, thanks for the suggestion. I didn't even realize I missed your post until just now. I was kind of limited being that I was pressed for time so I had to choose between what was available to me within a day or two. I really wish I had more time which would have given me many more options. That ad shows the price at $925. Unfortunately a new converter didn't fix the problem I was chasing, although now I have a high pitched vibration that I can't seem to trace. It's not very noticeable, in fact it's a vibration I've had in the past that just seemed to disappear on its own. I won't get to crazy about it just yet.

Here is the converter I went with.

Banks Power | 99-03 Ford - 7.3L Power Stroke>>Banks Billet? Torque Converter-E40D

It doesn't seem to say what the stall is, but I remember reading somewhere that Banks claims it to be 1,200 RPM. I am able to footbrake stall it to 1,600 which is no different than OEM. Although my truck is tuned and makes more power than stock. Not sure how much it affects the stall on this particular converter.

I just came back from a long trip towing around 14,000 pounds. I did notice the slippage is less than my old OEM converter, it actually went through the RPM's a little better instead of just sitting at a certain RPM when accelerating and waiting for the vehicle speed to just catch up. I run Amsoil Torque Drive so I didn't notice much of a temp drop. Maybe 5°. Running at 75 MPH I rarely get over 165°.

One thing that was noticeable was the fuel mileage. I've made this trip countless times in the past and almost every time I get between low to mid 10's. Once or twice I got high 9's but it's consistently in the low to mid 10 range. This trip I got between 11.1 and 11.6. Which I guess in a very long run might pay for itself with as much towing as I do. I never got in the 11's even when the truck was new so it's not really an indicator that the old converter was worn out.

Would I have bought this converter if I had more time? Probably not. I'm not big on paying for a name. But, I have no issues with it and it's doing the job it's supposed to do. Just looking at the two converters side by side it was obvious which one is more stout so I'm pretty confident it will probably outlast the transmission at this point. Although the OEM converter is pretty stout itself.

Even though it didn't fix my issue I'm happy that I have a fresh converter installed. The transmission is in pretty good shape and if the old converter finally decided to expire it would take the transmission with it. I've put that converter through some pretty hard abuse after 13 years and 175,000 miles, it was probably due for a new one eventually.