"I" would be verifying the carburetor, especially the choke before I blew hundreds of dollars plus labor on a new torque converter. The converter may not be helping...but I bet you've got choke problems that are the main cause of trouble. Once you're sure of the carb, look at the spark advance--centrifugal and vacuum.
AFTER the carb and spark advance are sorted-out, IF you need a converter, spend extra to get a quality higher-stall unit, not a repurposed stock Vega converter, or one screwed-up by mass-merchandizers. Good converters are not cheap. And, yes, you should verify cam specs, compression, gearing, etc. before ordering a proper, decent torque converter.
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