Converters, cams, gears, its all opinion. I saw this dude with his car stalling every 20 seconds say his car was a great daily driver I had a few people get in my car and say my 3600 was too loose.
Brandon, the brand of converter makes a huge difference as well. Read through this (especially number 7) it will make things make a lot more sence.
http://www.converter.cc/faq/