One of the more complicated systems of a car with an automatic transmission is the torque converter. They are one of those parts where most mechanically minded people know what they do, but may not ...

For most people, knowing exactly how a torque converter works is a mystery. It’s completely understandable, as the modern torque converter is a complex device. In short, a torque converter is an ...

Perhaps we should start with the basics of how a converter works. It is essentially a modified fluid coupling that, like a clutch, allows the transmission to be separated from the engine, so the ...

In this video, we cut a torque converter in half to explore its fascinating inner workings, revealing the many interesting components inside this machine.

Drag racing is a game of seconds—even tenths and thousandths of a second—where the racer is trying every trick possible to shave off tiny bits of time from their elapsed time, or e.t. Some changes ...