STD Tuning Drivetrain 700R4 to OM617 adapter, torque converter ?

700R4 to OM617 adapter, torque converter ?

700R4 to OM617 adapter, torque converter ?

 
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kmaser
Turbocharged G-Wagen

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09-05-2011, 09:51 AM #1
Here is a link to an adapter kit for OM617 to 700R4 or any GM auto, he claims that the stock mercedes converter does not multiply the torque and I guess is just a fluid coupler. Is this correct ?
kmaser
09-05-2011, 09:51 AM #1

Here is a link to an adapter kit for OM617 to 700R4 or any GM auto, he claims that the stock mercedes converter does not multiply the torque and I guess is just a fluid coupler. Is this correct ?

HoleshotHolset
Holset

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09-05-2011, 10:01 AM #2
You forgot the link...
http://www.transmissionadapters.com/Merc...diesel.htm

These are the folks that I've been in touch with to adapt a GM V8 pattern to an OM606.

I can't speak to the older Merc torque converters, but I know on my 722.608 the lockup varies between 5 and 95% depending on conditions - so it never fully locks up like most GM, Chrysler and Ford torque converter clutches. Unfortunately, the way the world is going - the domestics are starting to go the variable lockup route, in lieu of a binary locked/unlocked scheme, since it allows for a smooth drive with less NVH...at the sacrifice of some efficiency.

Beers,

Matt

'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten
HoleshotHolset
09-05-2011, 10:01 AM #2

You forgot the link...
http://www.transmissionadapters.com/Merc...diesel.htm

These are the folks that I've been in touch with to adapt a GM V8 pattern to an OM606.

I can't speak to the older Merc torque converters, but I know on my 722.608 the lockup varies between 5 and 95% depending on conditions - so it never fully locks up like most GM, Chrysler and Ford torque converter clutches. Unfortunately, the way the world is going - the domestics are starting to go the variable lockup route, in lieu of a binary locked/unlocked scheme, since it allows for a smooth drive with less NVH...at the sacrifice of some efficiency.

Beers,

Matt


'07 W211 OM642
'95 W124.131/722.435, 211k - daily driver/Superturbo project - OM606.962 with "M" pump...under construction! (build thread here)
'99 W210.025 - gone, but not forgotten
'94 Dodge/Cummins - gone, but not forgotten

 
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