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Old 11-24-2004, 07:26 PM
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what do you mean by flash the converter? How do you do it and
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Old 11-24-2004, 08:22 PM
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It simply means you mash the gas pedal to the floor (without torquing up the engine, which you would do by holding the brake while applying some gas)

By mashing the pedal to the floor off idle like this, it cause the torque converter to immediately flash up to it's stall speed. If you torque up the engine first, it doesn't flash up to the stall speed. So in many cases you'll get a better launch by flashing the converter.
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flashing= no stall ,hit it from idle
loading= is stalling to 1800 rpm or any rpm


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FWIW, I've always gotten my best results by flashing the converter as opposed to loading it.
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Depends on the converter. My stock one liked to be flashed, my SS4000 likes to be loaded.

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