triple disk dtt tc
12-14-2006, 06:19 PM
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triple disk dtt tc
Is anyone out there running a triple disk dtt torque converter. My builder james was ordering my parts and bill at dtt recommended I go with a triple disk. This is the first time I've really heard them recommend it. Bill recommends it because of my horsepower and the occasional time I tow my backhoe or little dozer. Is anyone running it. Is anyone running a single disk with high horsepower and heavy towing and how is it holding up. There is minimal cost difference, but I don't know the advantages and disadvantage. Will there be a difference in speed or power. Thanks for the help.
12-15-2006, 07:56 AM
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I put in a chip set to increase my HP and torque to tow with...and....in less than 4 months I blew the torque converter which toasted my tranny. Had the tranny rebuilt with heavier shift bands and put in a Banks TC.
Unfortunately, Banks is/was having problems with their converter locking up (they finally admitted they had a big problem after I pushed them enough - they ended up pulling from the market for a while.). Lucky for me, I didn't have any tranny problems. So....I ended up replacing it with a Suncoast triple disk TC and YEAH....no more problems.
The short of it.......just do it, it will save you many hassles later!
Unfortunately, Banks is/was having problems with their converter locking up (they finally admitted they had a big problem after I pushed them enough - they ended up pulling from the market for a while.). Lucky for me, I didn't have any tranny problems. So....I ended up replacing it with a Suncoast triple disk TC and YEAH....no more problems.
The short of it.......just do it, it will save you many hassles later!
12-15-2006, 10:15 AM
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Yeah, I should clarify too. I have always used a single disk DTT converter, and towing has not been an issue. I don't tow heavy though. If you are honest with Bill on what you are going to use your truck for, then you can't go wrong following his recommendations.
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12-17-2006, 10:32 AM
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Yeah those tranny war posts were downright brutal (some were even locked up) So now the question, are Bill and Stefan succeeding to marketing pressures or was there a flaw in their theories of disc lock-up that others picked up on.
12-17-2006, 11:32 AM
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That was my problem with this whole situation. When I started transmission hunting, narrowing down to dtt and gb, I talked to stefan several times and he told me the triples are overrated, used three thinner disks, so I should go with his single. James, his builder in TX, still doesn't think it is completely necessary but believes it may be a good idea. James also said Bill has been doing lots of r&d on triple disks and has exposed the weaknesses and fixed the problems. The more people I talk to and the more I read, the more I get confused.
I really couldn't tell you what my power level is, my transmission doesn't hold up to the power to know. I would hope I am at least 500 hp
I really couldn't tell you what my power level is, my transmission doesn't hold up to the power to know. I would hope I am at least 500 hp
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I also think that is kind of funny. DTT said the triple was a weak design, but now they are building them? Ill just tell you, there is nothing weak about my GB triple disk, and I love it. Honestly i dont know if you would be better off with DTT's single or triple. I guess just go with what they reccomend even though it is the opposite of what they said a few years ago.
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12-17-2006, 01:07 PM
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I run a DTT triple and the lockup seem to be more solid. As far as slowing you down in the 1/4, I don't know. It make sense that you would though. I was a little shocked when Bill/Stephan recommended triple over a single but it all depends on what you plan on doing with it and how much power you plan to eventually have.
I told them I was looking to be at 700+ hp later down the road and plan on taking her to the track once or twice
. At that power level they recommended I go with a triple because I'll run right through a single.
I told them I was looking to be at 700+ hp later down the road and plan on taking her to the track once or twice
. At that power level they recommended I go with a triple because I'll run right through a single. I also think that is kind of funny. DTT said the triple was a weak design, but now they are building them? Ill just tell you, there is nothing weak about my GB triple disk, and I love it. Honestly i dont know if you would be better off with DTT's single or triple. I guess just go with what they reccomend even though it is the opposite of what they said a few years ago.
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12-17-2006, 04:08 PM
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I'd trust what bill recommends. He set me straight on my tranny with what I need and you'll love the way it runs after James gets done with it. I had him build mine over a month ago and I've been smiles ever since.