How Torque Converters Work - Be Converted Today!
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It is the stator that makes a torque converter a torque multiplier and not just a fluid coupler (which has no torque multiplication capabilities). Couplers were used in the very early automatic transmissions like the original Hydramatic, according to Kenji Takahashi at B&M, the primary company responsible for turning the early Hydramatic into the infamous Hydro-Stick and making automatics competitive for drag racing back in the day. In essence, the stator enables the transmission to put out more torque than the engine is producing, which is obviously a good thing! View Related Article
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