mfg Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 Industry torque converter rebuilders refer to Studebaker V8 converters (whether 'R' series or from a 259) as ....?.... converters. 1) RH.......2) 8V.....3) TS.....or.....4) S4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverstude Posted February 20, 2022 Report Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted February 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 9 hours ago, silverstude said: 1 Nope, not #1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963r2 Posted February 21, 2022 Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted February 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2022 14 hours ago, 1963r2 said: 3 No, not 'TS' either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight FitzSimons Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 It's 50/50 now, so "2" --Dwight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted February 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, Dwight FitzSimons said: It's 50/50 now, so "2" --Dwight Nice try, but NOPE! ...Correct answer #4...S4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regnalbob Posted February 22, 2022 Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 12:23 PM, mfg said: Industry torque converter rebuilders refer to Studebaker V8 converters (whether 'R' series or from a 259) as ....?.... converters. 1) RH.......2) 8V.....3) TS.....or.....4) S4 The R series engines do not use the standard converter used in the 259. They use a converter with a higher stall speed, 2400 rpm versus 1800 rpm in the 259. These converters are marked HR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted February 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, regnalbob said: The R series engines do not use the standard converter used in the 259. They use a converter with a higher stall speed, 2400 rpm versus 1800 rpm in the 259. These converters are marked HR. That's quite true...however, industry torque converter rebuilders refer to ALL Stude V8 converters as "S4" models...When one is sent out for a rebuild, it's important the correct stator is used, as engine stall speed is a function of engine torque and the stator inside the converter.....The rest of the torque converter is the same whether it had an "R" engine in front of it or a 259. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regnalbob Posted February 23, 2022 Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 48 minutes ago, mfg said: That's quite true...however, industry torque converter rebuilders refer to ALL Stude V8 converters as "S4" models...When one is sent out for a rebuild, it's important the correct stator is used, as engine stall speed is a function of engine torque and the stator inside the converter.....The rest of the torque converter is the same whether it had an "R" engine in front of it or a 259. I guess not all industry torque converter rebuilders refer to ALL Stude V8 converters as S4. If they are all marked S4 there is no way to know what the stall speed is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted February 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2022 10 hours ago, regnalbob said: I guess not all industry torque converter rebuilders refer to ALL Stude V8 converters as S4. If they are all marked S4 there is no way to know what the stall speed is. And that's exactly why it pays to deal with one of our dedicated Studebaker/Avanti vendors (such as David Thibeault)....otherwise, there's no telling what you'll receive back after a converter rebuild....even from a reputable transmission shop!!......Once the torque converter is welded up, there's no telling what its stall speed is till its installed in the car!.....Once again, the correct stator MUST BE USED!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantera928 Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 4🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted February 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2022 8 hours ago, pantera928 said: 4🤣 You got it....#4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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