WOT lockup
I have seen this done for various reasons. Normally I would not suggest doing it but at times it is needed. In some cases guys will lock the TCC because their converter is not efficient and this helps them with mph and ET. In other cases guys are running out of rpm and need to lower their rpms in order to get through the traps without shifting into OD. Vince
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I have seen this done for various reasons. Normally I would not suggest doing it but at times it is needed. In some cases guys will lock the TCC because their converter is not efficient and this helps them with mph and ET. In other cases guys are running out of rpm and need to lower their rpms in order to get through the traps without shifting into OD. Vince
I just know there are a few people on here that lock it up going down the track and get some good results.
You are going to have to test it out and see when it is best for your setup. Play around with a few different RPMs to bring it on and see which is faster. To early and you will be out of the power band. So there is no exact answer.
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^^^^
sounds like a whole different gear
Are you locking it up yourself with a switch or is the computer doing it for you?
I have a full manual valve body and im not sure if i can still have the computer lock it up or not??? still learing all this electronic stuff lol
sounds like a whole different gear
Are you locking it up yourself with a switch or is the computer doing it for you?
I have a full manual valve body and im not sure if i can still have the computer lock it up or not??? still learing all this electronic stuff lol
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You think your converter can handle it? You got that
in writing?
Locking mine makes it slower.
So you want to be sure about #1 and then you can
experiment with #2. Couple of open road pulls (down
in the Sonoran desert, naturally) with 4th gear locking
and not, pull the logs, plot MPH vs frame starting at
the upshift and see who wins. You can slide the
graphs around and see if there's any MPH where
locked is a better idea or you can derive acceleration
and plot acceleration vs MPH and see if there is a
crossover. There should be. Just maybe not at a
RPM / MPH you ever reach.
in writing?
Locking mine makes it slower.
So you want to be sure about #1 and then you can
experiment with #2. Couple of open road pulls (down
in the Sonoran desert, naturally) with 4th gear locking
and not, pull the logs, plot MPH vs frame starting at
the upshift and see who wins. You can slide the
graphs around and see if there's any MPH where
locked is a better idea or you can derive acceleration
and plot acceleration vs MPH and see if there is a
crossover. There should be. Just maybe not at a
RPM / MPH you ever reach.
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I got my converter from Circle D so im not even worried about hurting it.
First time to the 1/4 im just going to lock it at the 1/8 mile mark..itll be easy to see if the mph changes on the big end or not.
Im just hoping theres a way to lock up my converter without me manually having to do it going down the track and flipping a switch. Plus it would be alot more consistant
First time to the 1/4 im just going to lock it at the 1/8 mile mark..itll be easy to see if the mph changes on the big end or not.
Im just hoping theres a way to lock up my converter without me manually having to do it going down the track and flipping a switch. Plus it would be alot more consistant
I got my converter from Circle D so im not even worried about hurting it.
First time to the 1/4 im just going to lock it at the 1/8 mile mark..itll be easy to see if the mph changes on the big end or not.
Im just hoping theres a way to lock up my converter without me manually having to do it going down the track and flipping a switch. Plus it would be alot more consistant
First time to the 1/4 im just going to lock it at the 1/8 mile mark..itll be easy to see if the mph changes on the big end or not.
Im just hoping theres a way to lock up my converter without me manually having to do it going down the track and flipping a switch. Plus it would be alot more consistant
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cool, my wont be that loose since its a turbo car and a TB....so on my 2-3 shift the rpm's will never fall that low, ill prob just start out by shifting to 3rd and then reaching down and locking it up....if it doesnt make a difference on my setup ill just save the lockup for the mile events
