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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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i am having problems i have had this freshly built 4l60e for a week of driving and 1 track day i added fast90/90 to my new set up but on the dyno my torque converter does not want to lock up it is a vig3600 it isn't the torque converter because i sent it to vig and got it refreshed and there was no problem what do you guys think is happining.my mods are in my sig
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 12:53 AM
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Talk to Ed Wright at www.fastchip.com he should be able to help you out on this.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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thanks i will give him a call.anyone else got a saying in this?
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 02:10 PM
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What method are you using to try to manually lock the converter on the dyno?
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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The lighter and looser the converter, the more
likely that you would see (false?) misfires and
have the PCM refuse to lock it when told.

You should still be able to ground the lock solenoid
line and force it though.

Some converter clutches are not really capable of
holding at WOT. I don't know about this specific
one.
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Old Nov 16, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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well my tuner Rick@synergy tried to manually lock the converter with a switch and would lock for a couple of seconds then it would unlock again someone told me sometimes its because of a big cam or just misfireing and not allowing the converter to lock.but my cam isin't to big only a 232/234 590 112. misfireing i don't know if it is. what do you guys think? should i try anything new before i put it on the dyno again and atemped too.
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