I am soliciting opinions as to what is the 'best' torque converter to use behind a 360 V8 w/a 727 auto trans. Now, bear in mind price...none of the $250+ stuff, please...an affordable one (ie < $200) that is perhaps lighter than the original would be great. Any such animals available? Or is it even necessary to replace the original? -Lu- Lu,it depends on what kind you want.do you want a stock one?or a custom?stock you could prob get one from your local parts store as the FSJ's'Full Sized Jeeps'used the 727 or TCI,JW and i think Coan make a aftermarket convertor for the AMC type 727 all aren't cheap either i think before i decided to go 4 speed the one i wanted from TCI was over 500$ it was a 3500+ stall. Bart