David Neibert
SCCoA Admin
I got the converter installed about a week and a half ago in my 91 SC, but didn't get on the go pedal very hard because of a vibration that turned out to be the exhaust hitting something.
Now that the vibration is fixed and the weather is nice I drove the car to work today. While trying to accelerate around a car that was blocking me from getting into the left lane so I could merge onto the highway, I must have gotten on the gas pedal a little too hard because, the tires started spinning and I was instantly sideways at 40 mph
I think it scared the people in the car I was trying to get around more than it did me, because my rear bumper was only about 3 ft from the passenger's door and it looked like she was screaming. I managed to get it straightened out without losing any speed and went on around them and merged onto the highway. They stayed back several hundred feet after that.
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm pretty sure this thing will now easily spin the tires from a 55 mph roll. It's a lot more slippy feeling at cruising speeds and takes about 2900-3200 rpms to go 70 mph depending on the grade. Alan suggest switching from the Merc Dex III to John Deere hydraulic fluid to tighten it up a little at cruising speeds.
I've also noticed that the transmission is running about 10 degrees hotter than with the Lentech 2700-2800 stall, but at 165 it's still well within the safe zone for operating temps. The JD fluid should lower the temps about 10 degrees, which will give me some extra cooling capacity in summer traffic.
With the footbrake I can hold it to about 3000 rpms before the tires start spinning, so I'm sure it will flash at about 3500, which is right in the meat of the motor's torque curve. I'd like it a couple hundred rpms tighter at cruise, but all things considered...I'm happy with the switch.
David
Now that the vibration is fixed and the weather is nice I drove the car to work today. While trying to accelerate around a car that was blocking me from getting into the left lane so I could merge onto the highway, I must have gotten on the gas pedal a little too hard because, the tires started spinning and I was instantly sideways at 40 mph
I think it scared the people in the car I was trying to get around more than it did me, because my rear bumper was only about 3 ft from the passenger's door and it looked like she was screaming. I managed to get it straightened out without losing any speed and went on around them and merged onto the highway. They stayed back several hundred feet after that.
I haven't tried it yet, but I'm pretty sure this thing will now easily spin the tires from a 55 mph roll. It's a lot more slippy feeling at cruising speeds and takes about 2900-3200 rpms to go 70 mph depending on the grade. Alan suggest switching from the Merc Dex III to John Deere hydraulic fluid to tighten it up a little at cruising speeds.
I've also noticed that the transmission is running about 10 degrees hotter than with the Lentech 2700-2800 stall, but at 165 it's still well within the safe zone for operating temps. The JD fluid should lower the temps about 10 degrees, which will give me some extra cooling capacity in summer traffic.
With the footbrake I can hold it to about 3000 rpms before the tires start spinning, so I'm sure it will flash at about 3500, which is right in the meat of the motor's torque curve. I'd like it a couple hundred rpms tighter at cruise, but all things considered...I'm happy with the switch.
David
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