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Old May 5, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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When locking the torque converter on a dyno, do you lock it a low rpm before you start making the actual pull, or lock it up once your up in the upper rpm range??? Thanks
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lock it down low. they say locking the converter is bad for it on the dyno, and it is, but if your not making a ton of power it's no biggie. lock it low, around 3k
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lock it down low. they say locking the converter is bad for it on the dyno, and it is, but if your not making a ton of power it's no biggie. lock it low, around 3k
hoping for 600rwhp, not to much lol...and 3k is usually where we start the pulls anyways
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Lock it before you start the pull.
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Ended up with 572 unlocked and 609 locked...not bad for just 9 lbs, to bad my car is so damn heavy though
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That's not a bad drop from locked to unlocked for that kind of power. What stall do you have?
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i can get 3200 on footbrake before it starts to push...and on transbrake ive never actually looked lol...I need to get hptuners so i can start logging my passes and see whats going on

TB is probably 4500 or a lil higher, ill try to pay attention next time
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