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Old Wed, February 18th, 2009, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Bore View Post
Negative, no burner. I'm seriously considering the Minotaur software.

I cant imagine something that sucks worse than PMT1 right now. Actually, it's better for YOU in the fact that the TC doesn't lock at all in 2nd......but then again, it doesn't lock in 3rd either.However, having the TC locked in 2nd and 3rd really sucks driving in hilly country where speeds vary constantly. I can appreciate that, as I share your pain...in most situations. It sure helps with transmission fluid temperature having it locked though.I suppose if the actual shift points are moved up then perhaps it wont be as bad, but I really think delaying the TC lockup till 3rd is the answer. That would definitely make your life a lot better!!It is possible cutting the low end fuel may solve some of my problems also. I am working with the original tuner to come up with something that will work, but I have little faith in a satisfactory solution at this point.

Not being able to set shift points by RPM is a little disappointing to me, as that seems more relevant than road speed. The problem with that is the RPM varies significantly because of the torque converter slippage itself. 35 MPH with no load might equal 2000 RPM and on the other hand loaded can be 3000 RPM. If your TC was commanded to lock at 2700 RPM, it would lock at 2700 RPM just because you were pulling a load....same road speed. I guess to me, APP makes more sense than RPM. APP is a much better indicator of load than RPM vs. speed.
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