Does a LT1 converter lock at WOT?
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Does a LT1 converter lock at WOT?
I have never heard of this before.....is it true or not?
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Locking the converter should not affect your speedometer.
ALL LT1 cars lock the converter at wide open throttle. 93 cars just do it a little sooner.
94 and newer lock them at 95 MPH.
93 cars, around 85 MPH.
You can try running it without the speed sensor (and so without the converter locking), but I don't think you will gain anything. In fact, you may be slower.
ALL LT1 cars lock the converter at wide open throttle. 93 cars just do it a little sooner.
94 and newer lock them at 95 MPH.
93 cars, around 85 MPH.
You can try running it without the speed sensor (and so without the converter locking), but I don't think you will gain anything. In fact, you may be slower.
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Actually they do lock up at wot with stock programming. Thats for stock cars and stalls though imo. Its done to help the stock pos mph better. With a 8 or 9" converter instead of that 12" stock lead brick though its better to not do that and let the car get all the rpm it can even at the cost of efficiency. The stock stall really doesnt do shat at all anyways. The reduced lock up clutch area usually doesnt appreciate it either. There are converters built to handle lockup with big hp but they are $$$.
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The reality is...YOU NEVER WANT THE CONVERTER TO LOCK AT WOT! There's absolutely no reason to ever do it. Doing so will also damage the transmission.
As far as I've seen, no LT1 car is factory programmed to lock-up at WOT.
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As far as I've seen, no LT1 car is factory programmed to lock-up at WOT.
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well we will bring this one to you in a few weeks, it a 93 700r and it feela alot worse than it did, 1-2 shift is a slug. Maybe we can bust it up this weekend so you can have a winter project
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On the Turbo Buick forums, people always tell me I should mod my GN so that it locks up at WOT in 2nd and 3rd. Better MPH, they tell me.
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I know it will eat the clutch up in the converter, its not designed for that. Not sure what it will do to the internals of the trans itself......
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