Torque Converter? Where am I at? What is compromised?

JMO... The converter is the single most important component in the driveline of an auto car. Period.

I've had 3500 hughes converters work really well (Brian from IMM mag build 408 in his duster, went 1.43 60') and was solid.

If you have the 3K item and want to run what you have, do it. A custom piece as Rusty mentions is a good choice and will cost some $. Seen plenty of cars with custom tight cruise, 4000+ flash converters have lower highway rpms than stock and off the shelf 3000-3500 units. I would not put a stock level converter in your car with your intended use.