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When you say "LOCKUP" on a verter do you mean stays loose? Doesn't loose equal more heat=dead tranny? Also give me an example stop/go situation in a car with a 3600+stall car...wouldn't DD leap/jerk from a stop and how about wet roads, how the hell do you stay straight revvin' up that high just to make the car move from a dead stop?
Lockup does not mean stay loose. Just the opposite.
A high stall speed is easier to drive at normal speeds in the snow and in rain because at low throttle (and below the stall speed) it takes off more softly than the stock converter.
I had an easier time driving in the snow when I added a converter.
You really just need to ride in/drive a stalled car to see for yourself.
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