Paper Clip Trick

[DaJoker]

Does the old paper clip trick work on the TTA's also???? A buddy of mine was telling me he did it to his Regal T-Type and he picked up 4 tenths!!! If it does work how do you hook it up, he couldn't remember and the book he had it written down in when under water from Katrina.

 

[TT/Ameasap]

Yes, it does work. It locks up your converter in 2nd gear and keeps it locked. I wired a switch from ALDL and when racing, I flipped it on.Mine was worth 2 tenths. Shortly after a few more runs I smoked the tranny, so do it sparingly. I was running 11.40's, so there was some good power going to the tranny anyway.

I want to say top left and top right ports, but thats off memory.

 

[Quiky One]

TT/A is this a switch where you flip a switch and it locks, or only in 2nd gear?

Jason

 

[DaJoker]

Yes, it does work. It locks up your converter in 2nd gear and keeps it locked. I wired a switch from ALDL and when racing, I flipped it on.Mine was worth 2 tenths. Shortly after a few more runs I smoked the tranny, so do it sparingly. I was running 11.40's, so there was some good power going to the tranny anyway.

I want to say top left and top right ports, but thats off memory.

Heck its not worth 2 tenths if I'm gonna smoke my tranny!!! Or were you having tranny problems before???

 

[TT/Ameasap]

No tranny problems before at all.

Flipping the switch only engages the lock up soon as it hits 2nd gear. So I flipped it at the line. Driving at a normal speed in OD and plipping the switch would feel like another gear.

 

[turbows6]

I installed a motor in a T type about 2 months ago and it allready had a lockup switch in the car. It had the usual mods and fresh motor with a 212 cam/ 3000 vigilante/ pt-44 turbo. It felt pretty strong, but locking the converter in the top of 2nd made it feel like it was spraying nitrous I couldn't believe what it did to that car.

 

[Quiky One]

How do yo like the vigilante convertor?

Jason