to lock or not to lock
#1
Senior Member
RACING JUNKIE
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: san antonio, texas
Posts: 1,233
to lock or not to lock
want to be informed, i want to purchase the converter that would
work the best.
Lock-up: what does this converter do
non-lock-up: what is the difference
thought i would ask my fellow gear heads rather than call the
converter company that makes me feel stupid
and thanx for your answers :wink:
work the best.
Lock-up: what does this converter do
non-lock-up: what is the difference
thought i would ask my fellow gear heads rather than call the
converter company that makes me feel stupid
and thanx for your answers :wink:
#2
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MASTER BUILDER
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: berea,ky
Posts: 184
It depends on what transmission you have.If you have a lockup transmission you have to have a lockup converter.A lockup is for better fuel economy and not for any all out drag racing vehicle.
#4
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SENIOR BUILDER
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast
Posts: 124
In a normal converter, non-lockup, it's always a fluid coupling. I.E. The driven vanes slinging fluid against the back and turning the trans. With a lock-up, at a given RPM and load a mechanical connection is made between the motor and trans, reducing loss and improving economy.
Or so they say. :wink:
Or so they say. :wink: