speaking of torque converters...

[sam z]

Hey,
With my car having the '72 440 and the tranny being original shouldn't I have issues? I have no record of the torque converter being swapped out. BTW, my car was a 383 auto car just in case you were wondering.

 

[Hoosier Bird]

This depends on what cam you run...... :cheers:

 

[Big John]

While the '72 external balance motor really is supposed to have a converter with a weight on it, I've seen converters with no weights used more then once with no ill effects.

IMHO, there may be some added wear to the main bearings and possibly to the bearing in the front pump of the transmission. With a limited use car that may never come into play. I seriously doubt if it could be felt in the seat of your pants.

I wouldn't worry about it if the car is all together and running... but if the car was apart, I would spend a few bucks and buy a B&M flexplate with the cut away for an external balance motor.

 

[SomeCarGuy]

You need to figure out if you have an LY rod engine, or the Six Pack rods. Look at the balancer and find out.

The 4 barrel rods will be fine with a no weight convertor. I'm not sure if the 6 pack rods require anythign or not. The balancer is MUCH bigger on those engines.