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- From: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
- Subject: Re: FLAME! Only a Manual!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.235807.9585@erg.sri.com>
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- Reply-To: rat@erg.sri.com (Ray Trent)
- Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
- References: <BxzFD7.x4@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 23:58:07 GMT
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- In the referenced article, mshar@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Mshar) writes:
- >The only problem with this is that it doesn`t function during acceleration.
- >So, if you have the pedal on the floor, you still get power losses that are
- >associated with automatics. The only time the lock-up converter works is
- >when the transmission is in high gear and the car is at a cruising
- >condition. So, for acceleration purposes, there is not gain.
-
- Yes, well, the numbers aren't that easy. The other thing the torque
- converter does is *convert torque*. The RPMs of an auto-equipped
- vehicle pump up into the higher HP producing range much faster than on
- a manual *unless you thrash the clutch*.
- --
- "When you're down, it's a long way up
- When you're up, it's a long way down
- It's all the same thing
- And it's no new tale to tell" ../ray\..
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