Curious, what would be the advantage of replacing the torque converter?

 

The 3.6 has no torque or power at low rpm. So when drag racing if you can get the rpm up higher on the line it gets you into the power band sooner.

 

I could be wrong... But doesn't a tune fix that?

 

I could be wrong... But doesn't a tune fix that?

I'm pretty sure that part is strictly mechanical

 

I think he's saying a tune will add a lot of low end to a 3.6.. Remember a 3.6 has a 11.5 compression ratio, tuned to run on 87 octane regular gas.. Imagine how much more aggressive it's timing curve could be, if tuned for 93 octane..

With that said... A higher stall converter will add a tremendous amount low rpm grunt.. Not just by letting the motor go to a higher rpm faster.. But also by increasing the torque multiplication that a converter can give..

 

Higher stall can net you better 60 ft times with traction