locking vs non locking converters
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Drifting
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From: Montgomery Texas
locking vs non locking converters
The person I purchased my car from said I had a PTC 3000rpm non lock up converter. How is the non locking converter better then a locking or is there any diffrence?
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Most stock converters are set to lockup around 43-45 MPH, to eliminate the slippage, to improve gas mileage. There is normally 200-300 RPM slippage in a stock converter. In addition, a locking converter does not heat up the transmission fluid as much as a non locking converter.
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Drifting
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From: Montgomery Texas
Sorry I spoke wrong I have a lock up converter not a non lock up. I think I need someone who really knows how to tune the computer and the transmssion to get it all dailed in correct.
