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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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I just put in a 3600 stall and it takes forever for it to lock, like if u drive normally it want lock till like 30 mph. Is this normall?

What are some ways to get it to lock sooner cause its starting to worry me.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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umm the only time the converter "locks" is when the Torque Converter Clutch kicks in (purely for fuel mileage), thats about 45 mph in closed loop as far as I knew.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:25 PM
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yes it's normal, for me it seems to take longer when the car is cold. you can have all that adjusted with ls1 edit.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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yeah I only notice mine when car is cold still.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:38 PM
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i can have it adjusted with ls1 edit? So can hp tuners can make it lock sooner?
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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why do you want it to lock sooner? Just wondering, part of the stalls function is to increase torque. Locking it up sooner would not only defeat the purpose of the higher stall converter in the first place, but you would go slower since the converter cant multiply torque if the entire driveline is locked. (Does that sound right or am I crazy)
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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Cause like when i get in stop in go traffic it just annoys the crap out of me cause it never locks up u know what i mean.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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he's talking about when your driving the rpms rev up but it doesn't **** just yet you'll stay at that speed and it won't lock. it can all be adjusted with ls1 edit.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:52 PM
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and it kills fuel milage thats what i hate about it, just part of a stall. all stalls do it but if factory it's very minimal you can't notice it.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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It should never lock up in stop and go traffic. Are you pulling through the brakes at the light? If thats the case, your idle is too high. Say your doing 55 mph, then you coast down a hill, you can feel the engine kinda dragging the car as you decelerate, if you TAP the brakes you will feel the TCC let go and the car will coast much easier, thats the Lock Up. I think the short answer is yes, you can make the converter lock up sooner, but I really see no point in doing so. If it locked up any sooner the car would accelerate a lot slower, and Im sure it would strain the lock up clutch in the converter.
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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whats the ls1 edit? Will my tuner know what to do?
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 10:04 PM
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He should or hes being paid too much
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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He got trained by some proffesional guy that lives in florida i forgot his name though. So if he does this he can make it lockup anywhere?
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Old Nov 1, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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I imagine so but I honestly would live with the car how it is now. I cant tell you what to do but if your locking up early, the converter can't do its job correctly.
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 07:53 AM
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never trained, just introduced to hp tuners
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 09:12 AM
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if you make it lock up earlier you will burn your transmission smooth up, tq lockup creates more heat n strain.

the tq converter shouldnt lock up til you are in D or OD and have steadied out your speed. usually like 35 - 45 mph depending on how you drive
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Old Nov 6, 2007 | 02:56 PM
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I've heard that if you lock up your converter real early that it is really bad for your tranny.
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