CPG Nation Forum - TCI Product Articles http://www.cpgnation.com/forum Find out all the details about the latest and greatest products from TCI en Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:41:38 GMT vBulletin 1 http://www.cpgnation.com/forum/images/ca_serenity_red/misc/rss.jpg CPG Nation Forum - TCI Product Articles http://www.cpgnation.com/forum High Performance Pointiac - Shifty Business http://www.cpgnation.com/forum/high-performance-pointiac-shifty-business-6399-new-post.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:44:05 GMT Rocky Rotella and High Performance Pontiac Magazine use a Governor Recalibration Kit from TCI® to recalibrate a Turbo 400 governor in order to raise full-throttle shift points in a ’72 Firebird. Click on the attachment below to read the full article and see how the kit works. We also encourage you to pick up the latest edition of High Performance Pontiac from your local newsstand. ]]> Rocky Rotella and High Performance Pontiac Magazine use a Governor Recalibration Kit from TCI® to recalibrate a Turbo 400 governor in order to raise full-throttle shift points in a ’72 Firebird. Click on the attachment below to read the full article and see how the kit works. We also encourage you to pick up the latest edition of High Performance Pontiac from your local newsstand.
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]]> TCI Product Articles jjamros http://www.cpgnation.com/forum/high-performance-pointiac-shifty-business-6399.html <![CDATA[MM&FF - Quarter Pounder With Boost]]> http://www.cpgnation.com/forum/mm-ff-quarter-pounder-boost-6364-new-post.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:31:59 GMT The guys at Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords take a daily-beaten ’07 Mustang GT from 13s to low 11s with a series of modifications and dyno tests. One upgrade used in the project is a 10 inch TCI® Street FighterTorque® Converter with 3,500-RPM stall speed to help get the engine to its peak torque range on launch. Click on the attachment below to read the full article and see the other upgrades used in the project. We also encourage you to buy the latest issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords. ]]> The guys at Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords take a daily-beaten ’07 Mustang GT from 13s to low 11s with a series of modifications and dyno tests. One upgrade used in the project is a 10 inch TCI® Street FighterTorque® Converter with 3,500-RPM stall speed to help get the engine to its peak torque range on launch. Click on the attachment below to read the full article and see the other upgrades used in the project. We also encourage you to buy the latest issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords.
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]]> TCI Product Articles jjamros http://www.cpgnation.com/forum/mm-ff-quarter-pounder-boost-6364.html Street Legal TV - TCI Transmission Rebuild http://www.cpgnation.com/forum/street-legal-tv-tci-transmission-rebuild-5781-new-post.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:39:24 GMT TCI® Puts The Fight Back Into Killer Kong’s Worn Out 727 Torqueflite

We think transmissions don’t get the proper credit they deserve. While everybody wants to talk about how many cubic inches, carburetors or how much horsepower your ride’s engine cranks out, very few people bother to ask, “What stall converter you running?” or “How many discs does that clutch have?” Nope; like the Jan Brady of powertrain parts, the transmission will always – and unfairly – live in the shadow of its sexier sibling.


Since Oldsmobile introduced the Hydra-Matic in 1938, the first American-made clutchless hydraulically-operated transmission (a factory option available for a whopping $57!), Americans have been warming up to the automatic transmission faster than anywhere else in the world. Designed to meet the growing demand from both the daily commuting set and those horsepower-hungry types, the first TorqueFlite came into existence in 1962.

Our TorqueFlite had seen better days. First to go were the old converter, transmission mount (not shown), the kick down lever and gear selector. Next to go was the old oil pan, which when removed, exposed the valve body and filter. The filter screws directly to the valve body, so removing the 10 bolts of the valve body saves you the hassle of unscrewing the four screws keeping the filter on. Since the factory valve body will be replaced with a reverse manual unit from TCI®, the old piece was merely thrown away. Finally, all seven bolts holding down the oil pump assembly were unthreaded. The pump - comprised of a pump body, two rotors, and a reaction shaft support - needed to be rebuilt as well.

Built to Last

Surprisingly enough, the sturdy 727 TorqueFlite design survived through the early years of unmerciful “neutral-drop” launches from those racing push-button shifted Chryslers. While such treatment casually murdered one TorqueFlite after another, word quickly spread that the new Mopar slushbox was a force to be reckoned with. Designed to be nowhere near as complicated as GM’s TH350 and 400, and more streamlined than Ford’s C4, the 727 proved formidable behind the HEMI or Mopar’s high-revving LA-block.

But, as it is with most automatics, not all TorqueFlites are the same. Since our project ’69 Dodge Charger Killer Kong was once a mild-mannered two-barrel 383 B-Block-powered daily driver and not a snarling factory-equipped 426 HEMI-powered street bruiser, the included 727 3-speed came woefully ill-equipped to handle the power of a Magnum 440 or a 7-liter elephant – not to mention the 750-horse naturally-aspirated hemispherical-headed monster we’ve got cooking.

Differences between the degrees of performance are various, but usually add up to a discrepancy in the total number of front clutch plates, clutch springs and their respective spring tension, governor weights, the pre-programmed up-shift speed, band friction material and construction, as well as the torque converter stall speed. All of these variants can have a significant impact on the given TorqueFlite’s behavior.

To read the rest of the article visit Street Legal TV here. ]]> TCI® Puts The Fight Back Into Killer Kong’s Worn Out 727 Torqueflite



We think transmissions don’t get the proper credit they deserve. While everybody wants to talk about how many cubic inches, carburetors or how much horsepower your ride’s engine cranks out, very few people bother to ask, “What stall converter you running?” or “How many discs does that clutch have?” Nope; like the Jan Brady of powertrain parts, the transmission will always – and unfairly – live in the shadow of its sexier sibling.





Since Oldsmobile introduced the Hydra-Matic in 1938, the first American-made clutchless hydraulically-operated transmission (a factory option available for a whopping $57!), Americans have been warming up to the automatic transmission faster than anywhere else in the world. Designed to meet the growing demand from both the daily commuting set and those horsepower-hungry types, the first TorqueFlite came into existence in 1962.



Our TorqueFlite had seen better days. First to go were the old converter, transmission mount (not shown), the kick down lever and gear selector. Next to go was the old oil pan, which when removed, exposed the valve body and filter. The filter screws directly to the valve body, so removing the 10 bolts of the valve body saves you the hassle of unscrewing the four screws keeping the filter on. Since the factory valve body will be replaced with a reverse manual unit from TCI®, the old piece was merely thrown away. Finally, all seven bolts holding down the oil pump assembly were unthreaded. The pump - comprised of a pump body, two rotors, and a reaction shaft support - needed to be rebuilt as well.


Built to Last



Surprisingly enough, the sturdy 727 TorqueFlite design survived through the early years of unmerciful “neutral-drop” launches from those racing push-button shifted Chryslers. While such treatment casually murdered one TorqueFlite after another, word quickly spread that the new Mopar slushbox was a force to be reckoned with. Designed to be nowhere near as complicated as GM’s TH350 and 400, and more streamlined than Ford’s C4, the 727 proved formidable behind the HEMI or Mopar’s high-revving LA-block.



But, as it is with most automatics, not all TorqueFlites are the same. Since our project ’69 Dodge Charger Killer Kong was once a mild-mannered two-barrel 383 B-Block-powered daily driver and not a snarling factory-equipped 426 HEMI-powered street bruiser, the included 727 3-speed came woefully ill-equipped to handle the power of a Magnum 440 or a 7-liter elephant – not to mention the 750-horse naturally-aspirated hemispherical-headed monster we’ve got cooking.



Differences between the degrees of performance are various, but usually add up to a discrepancy in the total number of front clutch plates, clutch springs and their respective spring tension, governor weights, the pre-programmed up-shift speed, band friction material and construction, as well as the torque converter stall speed. All of these variants can have a significant impact on the given TorqueFlite’s behavior.



To read the rest of the article visit Street Legal TV here.
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]]> TCI Product Articles jjamros http://www.cpgnation.com/forum/street-legal-tv-tci-transmission-rebuild-5781.html <![CDATA[Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords - Transmission of Torque]]> http://www.cpgnation.com/forum/muscle-mustangs-fast-fords-transmission-torque-5170-new-post.html Mon, 04 Apr 2011 19:07:29 GMT The guys at Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords recently installed a TCI® 6x Six-Speed™ Transmission into the NMRA True Street project Repeat Offender, an '85 notchback. Click on the attachment below to read the full article and see how the revolutionary 6x Six-speed™ is hand built. We also encourage you to pick up the May issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords. ]]> The guys at Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords recently installed a TCI® 6x Six-Speed™ Transmission into the NMRA True Street project Repeat Offender, an '85 notchback. Click on the attachment below to read the full article and see how the revolutionary 6x Six-speed™ is hand built. We also encourage you to pick up the May issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords.
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