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[Savage Messiah]

I meant lockup/non-lockup converters, not caps lock lol

[Earlsfat]

See what I mean?

[cndctrdj]

so here is a question for this lockup torque converter. say you have a 3200 stall. will the car ever move below 3200rpms? or is thier a switch that you hit to make it go under less pressure? gotta explain it.

[korndogg]

here...this might clear up some questions...

http://www.tciauto.com/tech_info/tor..._explained.htm

[89IROC&RS]

a non-lockup converter is just what i described, the two propellers in a fluid medium, seperated by a stater vane. these converters will always have slippage. causing higher trans fluid temps, higher rpms, and worse gas mileage than a manual.

a lockup converter, is basicly the same thing, except that it includes an electronicly activated clutch so that it works like a standard transmission, zero slippage, better gas mileage and lower cruizing rpms.

the deal with stall is that basicly its the limit to the difference in speed between the engine and trans. so no, the car will not have to rev all the way up to 3200rpms in order to move the car, but if you are standing on the brakes, the car will only rev up to 3200rpms without moving the tires.

[Savage Messiah]

Holy crap I finally understand torque converters lol.... how about installation, what's entailed if you anna do it yourself

[korndogg]

put some tranny fluid in it....and slide it on to the tranny shaft. and then when the tranny is up bolt the converter to the flywheel.

[Savage Messiah]

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