Hughes Performance

Hughes Performance

Hughes Performance is a family owned-and-operated manufacturing facility specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of custom torque converters and automotive-based automatic transmission assemblies, as well as associated components & accessories. We have been in business for 5 decades.

Our focus is primarily on US domestic market products, including offerings for General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler platforms. We also specialize in a variety of products for other platforms that may or may not be USDM-based, including Daimler Star Motors (DSM), Toyota 1JZ & 2JZ, Nissan RB20 - RB30, Mazda 13B & 20B Rotary, Australian Ford Barra, and Australian Ford SOHC EA - AU series.

Here at Hughes Performance, we are constantly striving to refine our product line as well as develop and bring new, innovative products to market. Our product line covers a variety of market segments, with a particular focus on drag racing and high horsepower street applications 500 - 5,000+ HP!!

Ep. 8 Powerglides 101: Bands

Ep. 8 Powerglides 101: Bands

Ep. 3 Powerglides 101: Pans

Ep. 3 Powerglides 101: Pans

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  • @cpthillbilly
    @cpthillbilly10 күн бұрын

    all i want to know is what do i need for a 1/2 ton work truck with a small 4.8l v8 and 4L60E tranny? high or low stall speed?

  • @user-kh2bi8xd9k
    @user-kh2bi8xd9k28 күн бұрын

    Haven’t watched yet but when I think lock out, my Overdrive coming to a stop shakes the car violently and slams into 1st gear.. if it’s in (D)rive you will never notice the downshift… 1988 mustang 5.0 AOD (2500) stall all I lnow

  • @devanjames123
    @devanjames123Ай бұрын

    I have a question I am stumped on my car, I have a freshly rebuilt power-glide with a low stall TQ it goes in to gear drive and reverse but no power you can push it faster and tips? I have tried to adjust the band and that did not help.

  • @kylelove927
    @kylelove927Ай бұрын

    So... Let's say I have a well-built powerglide in my N.A. 98 S-10 with a 500HP SBC 383 and I wire a momentary switch to my gear selector that tells my dump valve to recirculate for 0.25 seconds (hypothetically) at the shift. Is that how I could achieve staying in RPM between shifts?

  • @Kastra707
    @Kastra707Ай бұрын

    So if I have a LS swapped conversion and I feel that at idle the engine is over powering the brakes do I get a bigger converter? Or should I consider a different automatic transmission with a lower first gear ratio

  • @howardbryan418
    @howardbryan418Ай бұрын

    Save my Powerglide .

  • @daymianhayes2493
    @daymianhayes24933 ай бұрын

    Best stall speed video on KZread 👍

  • @harmankardon478
    @harmankardon4783 ай бұрын

    " closed course " just to check flash stall hahahahahahaahhahahahaha come on bro!

  • @jrbird7571
    @jrbird75713 ай бұрын

    Great stuff. I have an RPM built 4l60e tranny that I have dialed in for the apply and release. It was perfect until a shop rebuilt the engine. After recieving the car back, the clutch will unlock when it shouldn't on the highway at say 4th gear at 70MPH when the load decreases or I ease up on the throttle. Could something have been damaged?

  • @graemebrown2096
    @graemebrown20963 ай бұрын

    What is the lowest usable stall for a 2700 lb oval track race car. 4.88 rear gear.

  • @TheGabrielHard
    @TheGabrielHard4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this video. I have a 1966 Chevy Impala with the gearbox stuck in 1st gear. By putting this regulation in place I do hope that we can fix it.

  • @dirtylsracing6475
    @dirtylsracing64754 ай бұрын

    Why not put the dump valve after the cooler ??

  • @MrThestevster
    @MrThestevster4 ай бұрын

    Hi, do you think you could tell me how to properly set my tv/throttle linkage for an aluminum powerglide? I'm young and new to this.

  • @philchigges2955
    @philchigges29554 ай бұрын

    didn't know it was so complicated wow!

  • @treybadd
    @treybadd5 ай бұрын

    So if the sprag breaks… you lose all gears right?

  • @meanerkat4339
    @meanerkat43395 ай бұрын

    That ring on your finger looks like it's a little tight.

  • @marcc629
    @marcc6295 ай бұрын

    Interesting! Please show this to Chrysler so they stop making junk LOL

  • @MikkoRantalainen
    @MikkoRantalainen6 ай бұрын

    Great video! The only question I have is how much a typical car torque converter waster energy (in kW) when the transmission in on Drive, the engine idling and the car is hold on brakes? Does different stall speed affect this?

  • @flinch622
    @flinch6226 ай бұрын

    Anyone swapping stators also has a safe storage issue. In a word: ethafoam.. The 4 pound variety works well enough, but also comes in other densities.

  • @dalebourgeois9851
    @dalebourgeois98517 ай бұрын

    Thankyou for sharing this video. I have a 02 silverado 1500, 5.3ls, 3.42 end, all stock. What stall would you recommend for towing, daily driver?

  • @crawford323
    @crawford3237 ай бұрын

    Sorry, I failed to grasp what difference it makes. Is this a drag racing thing? Is the rpm of the so called stall speed related to the max torque or how rpm? Does it mean for example the engine must reach 3k rpm and the transmission engages? I am a pilot and stall speed means an exceeded angle of attack and you fall out of the sky. So does the stall speed mean the fluid in the converter no longer flows and it cavitates? Some of your audience meaning me needs more explanation.

  • @samgoody1278
    @samgoody12787 ай бұрын

    Hey I have a rebuild powerglide transmission. I install it in the car and went to turn the drive shaft to tighten the drive shaft bolts, but the tail shaft is hard to spend. what could be the problem?

  • @user-oq2vr3vp5j
    @user-oq2vr3vp5j7 ай бұрын

    Very helpful

  • @billyhouse1943
    @billyhouse19437 ай бұрын

    Thank you…

  • @billyhouse1943
    @billyhouse19437 ай бұрын

    Thank you..

  • @billyhouse1943
    @billyhouse19437 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @jeffreyburnette1137
    @jeffreyburnette11378 ай бұрын

    Can you loosen the band? I think the band may be to tight as the car wants to move forward a little more then normal in nutral its a freshly built trans with 10 min run time on it

  • @scottzito4797
    @scottzito47978 ай бұрын

    Will a failed lockup feature on a 1982 Corvette, 700r4, that stalls the car when shifting be resolved with a better [Hughes] converter?

  • @davidyj9013
    @davidyj90138 ай бұрын

    Disappointing. Based on the video title, I expected to see all cases from inception starting with the cast iron case, which is what I was interested in. Had I known this was only about aluminum cases, I would not have spent the time watching this.

  • @davidyj9013
    @davidyj90139 ай бұрын

    Noticed your tranny has a pan and looks like a more modern aluminum case Powerglide. Have a friend who has a cast iron PG (no pan) in his '57 Chevy with the complaint that it seems to slip when going from low to high range under medium to heavy throttle. No slippage under light throttle. Will this adjustment instruction work for the cast iron PG? Also, not familiar with the PG, but does the applied band give low or high range? Does it sound like sluggishness in the servo apply/release, or just band adjustment?

  • @The_Sparrowcide
    @The_Sparrowcide9 ай бұрын

    Can you not buy a Roller bearing and press it into the OEM housing?

  • @user-yj4ld9mg2b
    @user-yj4ld9mg2b9 ай бұрын

    3800

  • @eazymoneyracing
    @eazymoneyracing9 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this super informative video!!

  • @autonomous_collective
    @autonomous_collective9 ай бұрын

    Funny, he never answered the question posed... Stall speed is the speed at which the converter holds back or limits the engine speed if the transmission output is prohibited. When your torque converter prevents the power transfer from your engine to your transmission, it increases the engine’s RPM stalls. For example, when you press down on your gas pedal, the stall speed is the gap between where your vehicle ideals and begins to move. The more stall speed you have, the more pressure you have to put on the gas pedal before your car begins to move. Why is Torque Converter Stall Speed Important? High performance torque converters can do a lot for your vehicle when the proper stall speed is selected. For racing, the proper stall speed will increase your launch and get you off the line quicker. In towing, the proper stall speed will help your engine pass more power to your transmission, causing your tow capacity to increase. How To Choose the Right Stall Speed: When you are selecting the right stall speed for your vehicle, be sure to match the engine’s peak torque, torque curve and vehicle weight. Peak Torque - The maximum torque your engine can exert at a certain RPM. Torque Curve - The place where the engine has the maximum amount of power at a certain RPM. Vehicle Weight - The weight of your vehicle has a big impact on the measurement, and don’t forget to factor in aftermarket modifications. If you don’t know these exact specifications, we recommend giving a conservative estimate. If you over estimate, your stall speed will be lower than intended, which will reduce your torque converter’s performance. If you are unsure about these modifications, the experts for help. In general, the desired stall speed should be 500-700 RPM below the engine RPM at peak torque. This ensures a margin for application for the torque converter to take off. You don’t want to have to floor your gas pedal and wait a few seconds for your vehicle to move. Think of it as a balancing act.

  • @autonomous_collective
    @autonomous_collective9 ай бұрын

    What exactly is stall speed, and how does it affect your vehicle? With the introduction of the Banks Billet Torque Converter, you’ll hear a lot of talk about stall speed. What exactly is stall speed, and how does it affect your vehicle? This article assumes you have a basic knowledge of how torque converters work. If you’d like more in-depth detail, see “Understanding Torque Converters” elsewhere on this site. Let’s start by illustrating how the stall speed works. Even under light loads, a vehicle with an automatic transmission will start moving as soon as you take your foot off the brake. The stall speed comes into play under all load conditions. When we talk about stall speed, we’re referring to engine RPM. If the vehicle isn’t moving by the time the impeller reaches the stall speed, either it will start to move, or the engine RPM will no longer increase. In other words, stall speed is the engine RPM at which the torque converter transfers the power of the engine to the transmission. In the real world, the torque converter’s stall speed roughly equates to the clutch engagement point on a manual transmission. Let’s say you’re driving your stick-shift car around town. Normally, you’d give the car a little gas and ease off the clutch pedal gently enough to get a smooth start. Likewise, under most driving conditions the torque converter will start delivering power to the transmission at relatively low engine RPM. Now, let’s say you need lots of power, either to make a fast getaway or to start with a heavy load. You’d rev the engine up to a point where it delivers more power before letting up on the clutch pedal. It’s under those same circumstances that the stall speed becomes important. The torque converter will allow the engine to build RPM without turning the output shaft (the turbine) until the stall speed is reached. Unlike gas engines, diesels develop massive amounts of torque (pulling power) at low RPM - enough that it’s possible (and, in fact, desirable) to get a heavily-loaded diesel truck rolling by simply easing off the clutch without touching the accelerator. Banks’ dynamometer tests show that Ford’s 7.3 liter Power Stroke hits peak torque at 1,600 RPM and begins to drop off at around 1,850 RPM, while the Dodge’s 5.9L Cummins engine peaks at 1,400 RPM and drops off at 1,800 RPM. As RPM continues to rise, torque decreases even further. How would you translate this to a torque converter? With a low stall speed. But both the Ford and Dodge torque converters stall between 2,000 and 2,500 RPM - so with a heavy load, the torque converter won’t start turning the rear wheels until well beyond the engine’s torque peak. In this case, the stall speed is too high - it is literally impossible to get the engine’s full power to the rear wheels! In order to access all of the engine’s potential power, the stall speed must be lowered. Lowering the stall speed has another advantage: It reduces the transmission’s temperature. Let’s go inside a high-stall torque converter under heavy load. The impeller (input side) of the torque converter is spinning quickly, while the turbine (output side) is spinning slowly or not at all. The motion energy of the impeller is being converted into heat energy, most of which is passed on to the transmission fluid. The higher the stall speed, the more heat will be generated. Heat is the enemy of a transmission. You want to keep the fluid temperature as low as possible. With a lower stall speed, less time elapses before the motion energy of the impeller is converted to motion energy to drive the turbine, so the transmission runs cooler and lives longer. What many people don’t know is that the torque converter is a tunable device. Stall speed is determined by several factors, including the distance between the impeller and the turbine and the design of the stator. By properly modifying the converter’s internal components, it’s possible to alter the stall speed and create a torque converter that is tuned for a particular engine.

  • @stargazer7644
    @stargazer76449 ай бұрын

    You must do a lot of business in the middle east and India since you sell such a wide variety of turbans.

  • @troyrice7813
    @troyrice781310 ай бұрын

    Let me simplify this for everyone....the front spinny thing uses fluid to make the back spinny thing go around and around. The engine speed required for the front spinny thing to spin the back spinny thing when you mash the accelerator thingy as fast as you can is called the stall speed. I don't know why they call it stall speed because it doesn't stall when its spinning.

  • @kenchorney2724
    @kenchorney27247 ай бұрын

    The turbine is stalled.

  • @Mad-productions.Jay.
    @Mad-productions.Jay.3 ай бұрын

    It does stall out tho the fluid starts to move backwards actually

  • @prockon741
    @prockon74110 ай бұрын

    What proper pump pressures for a stock aluminum case powerglide in your opinion

  • @prockon741
    @prockon74110 ай бұрын

    When reinstalling the engine, I thought the converter was all the way in. But it was not. While tightening the bell housing bolts I realized something was not right. I took it all apart, found it needed to be turned and clicked in 1 more time. Could I have bent something? I am also experiencing shuttering only at take off. At an idle it feels the transmission has completely released itself from the engine. Applying throttle, it shutters, grabs, and drives completely normal after that. This issue is in forward 1st and reverse only.

  • @RaisingRa
    @RaisingRa6 ай бұрын

    Maybe you don’t have enough fluids in the tranny, or the converter may have taken some damage.

  • @RaisingRa
    @RaisingRa6 ай бұрын

    Did you ever figure out the issue?

  • @paullove1970
    @paullove19706 ай бұрын

    ​@@RaisingRa yes I damaged the trans oil pump gears while trying to get the second/third click from the input shaft. I put a known good used pump in. And may have the old one rebuilt

  • @RaisingRa
    @RaisingRa6 ай бұрын

    @@paullove1970what trans you working on?

  • @paullove1970
    @paullove19706 ай бұрын

    @@RaisingRa 64 power glide

  • @prockon741
    @prockon74110 ай бұрын

    I replaced the input shaft seal. And now the transmission is slipping from start. It’s like the transmission becomes disengaged from 0-5 mph. Then applying a little throttle it will shake or shutter and be fine. Drives fine. Merges on highways fine. Up and down shifts fine. It’s only at an idle (0-5mph) to accelerate. Forward or reverse. I checked my band. Didn’t seem like it changed much. But my book says 70in pounds and 4 turns out. Regardless this adjustment didn’t change or fix my problem. Do you know what might be causing my problem and also what happens if a band is torqued to (let’s say) 80in pounds and only turned out 3 turns or turned out 5plus turns. What will happen immediately and over time? Thanks!

  • @stephanieb1448
    @stephanieb144810 ай бұрын

    Can someone just remove the troq bolts off car to be ugly

  • @floydgriggs1009
    @floydgriggs100910 ай бұрын

    Do you have to take the power glide apart to replace the blow gear band

  • @jacknewton661
    @jacknewton66110 ай бұрын

    I have a 2 speed power glide in my 64 chevelle convertible malibu it shift real harsh when I come to a stop would ajusting the modulator value help fix that turning the screw out a few turns ?

  • @tomkelly3896
    @tomkelly389610 ай бұрын

    Im told i can get my tc to.lok up in 3rd.. 700r4 in my 87 k10......cut power wire to sol. And then cut the other two wires on the 4 pin ...splice them together......this shiuld lok up od...but not sure if i loks up 3rd.....can you confirm?? Thx tomk ret fdny

  • @glassman954
    @glassman95410 ай бұрын

    Can you tell me anything about a 1955 chevy powerglide factory bolt together torque converter

  • @kathleenrochowiak2248
    @kathleenrochowiak224811 ай бұрын

    Hello, saw your video on lock up converters, I have a 1955 Chevy truck 265 engine with a 700R trans. I have a B&M dial box controller. What would be the best speed to dial the knob on the box to lock out the converter. Right now I’m setting the dial at about 40mph when the green light on the box comes on meaning the converter is locked up, would this be correct? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks Len

  • @Skoog.
    @Skoog.11 ай бұрын

    Is there a difference in powerhandeling between the stockcase and/or the stockcase with the 4 holes. I have one that have the oil colinglines and the 4 holes. I only wonder about the horepower handeling.

  • @brucesauer3668
    @brucesauer366811 ай бұрын

    I have a Hughes converter that I am running in my s10 pickup. Would Hughes have a record of my converter I purchased 6 years ago.

  • @whatsgoingon1011
    @whatsgoingon101111 ай бұрын

    @hughes performance is this band adjustment the same for pontiac's st300 2 speed transmission?

  • @jbstepchild
    @jbstepchild11 ай бұрын

    Amazing video you said it best trust in this gent he knows what he says

  • @LittleRedsGarage
    @LittleRedsGarage11 ай бұрын

    Do they share the same pump as a th350?