locking up the converter at top of 3rd...bad or not?
locking up the converter at top of 3rd...bad or not? I have been told this is bad and 'you can only do it a number of times before the clutch starts to slip and then when that happens youre entire trans goes'
If i have my verter locking up at the top of 3rd is this going to hurt anything? I thought this is the way things were suposed to work.
Thanks for your help in advance.
If i have my verter locking up at the top of 3rd is this going to hurt anything? I thought this is the way things were suposed to work.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Re: locking up the converter at top of 3rd...bad or not? Depending on the converter, locking it up on top of 3rd will increase your mph and slightly decrease your ET. It's pretty hard on the lock-up clutch, but not really any worse on the tranny's internals.
On a Yank Pro Thruster 4400 converter, there's not much of a benefit to locking up in third (because of very high efficiencies), but with a Vig 3600 (for example), it would give you 1-2 mph and .01-05 in ET reduction (depending on how early you lock-up).
On a Yank Pro Thruster 4400 converter, there's not much of a benefit to locking up in third (because of very high efficiencies), but with a Vig 3600 (for example), it would give you 1-2 mph and .01-05 in ET reduction (depending on how early you lock-up).
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
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2023 Corvette 3LT Z51 soon to be modified.
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Re: locking up the converter at top of 3rd...bad or not? well on the 4400 in your example. is it ok to lock it up to prevent going into 4th gear at the end of the 1/4? will the 4400 break if its locked up at the top of 3rd consistantly?
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Re: locking up the converter at top of 3rd...bad or not? is there any universal "ideal" lockup speed for a converter in an f-bod? by ideal i mean not best et or mph, but least amount of wear on the clutches. im sire that the stall has a great deal to do with it, but nonetheless. i was always under the impression that having it lock at the stock setting (somewhere around 35-40?) was a bad idea...i bumped mine up to 50 and dont have any problems.