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Old 11-20-2003, 12:22 PM
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20 hp difference was my results
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I change my shift points and lock-up tables when I dyno. That way I can do a locked WOT pull from around 3200 rpm. That gives plenty of room to tune and avoids dyno spikes. I like to do 1 unlocked pull just to see the converter's effect on tq & hp.
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ragtop, that sounds like great info. i wonder why more dont do this on teh dyno? makes a lot of sense to me
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That is a good idea!
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"HEy anyone ever try locked vs unlocked on a vig 3600 multi disk converter ? I have dynoed on it but They were all locked runs. I would be interested in seeing what the difference might be.

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"I change my shift points and lock-up tables when I dyno. That way I can do a locked WOT pull from around 3200 rpm. That gives plenty of room to tune and avoids dyno spikes. I like to do 1 unlocked pull just to see the converter's effect on tq & hp."

That is how we tune here as well.

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