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Old 04-05-2006, 03:59 AM
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What is a flash point? Im new to the whole torque converter thing.
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Floor it from an idle and see what the converter flash RPM is.
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Originally Posted by Steve Burger
Floor it from an idle and see what the converter flash RPM is.
a better method is to lock the car in 1:1(3rd gear) while cruising and hit WOT really fast. yourr tach will flash up before you can feel the car actually move.
idle works in some cases, but from a 50mph cruise works better, IMO.
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