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Old 04-28-2005, 11:59 PM
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Torque Converter Lockup Switch

Whats the point of having a torque converter lockup switch? I was reading the tech article on the site. Would it be OK on a stock 700r4 without destroying it? It would only be used during drag races and i'd be manually shifting. Thanks.
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Locking it up at WOT is pretty hard on the clutch. Why would you want to do it?
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