Translator and translator plus?

[2QUIK6]

Much easier to wire a switch up to lock the TCC from the ALDL and put the switch in an ashtray switch panel. That way its not always on, just flip the switch when you want to lock it, but this will lock it no matter if wot or not so keep that in mind. Also the faster my car got the less locking up the tcc did for gains.

 

[GNRick]

How much of a difference does locking it really make? 1/8 mile? 1/4 mile? Is it worth the reduced life span of the converter? Should we start a new thread? Am I asking too many questions?

 

[TurboDave]

How much of a difference does locking it really make? 1/8 mile? 1/4 mile? Is it worth the reduced life span of the converter? Should we start a new thread? Am I asking too many questions?

I gained over 3mph in the quarter when I was racing, having the chip lock it at 88mph. But that was with a 7 disk converter.

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[2QUIK6]

If locked at the right time, it gave me about .2 in the 1/4. Doesn't do much in the 1/8 because you just barely get to 3rd gear where it can be locked in the 1/8, and you don't want to lock it immediately when it shifts to 3rd, that's when alot of the damage can occur if done on a regular basis. I probably locked my stock convertor 50-70 times if I were guessing and it was fine, then went to a billet 9x11. Once I was hitting 110+mph in the 1/4 it really didn't make much difference for me but that was probably because of the 9x11 convertor.

 

[mgmshar]

I gained over 3mph in the quarter when I was racing, having the chip lock it at 88mph. But that was with a 7 disk converter.

When your baby hit 88 miles per hour, did you see some serious sh_t ???

Just wondering.

Mike

 

[TurboDave]

When your baby hit 88 miles per hour, did you see some serious sh_t ???

Just wondering.

Mike

Took me a minute to figure out what you meant, then it dawned on me and had a good chuckle! 88 seemed to be the sweat spot. It was far enough past the 2/3 shift to allow a good power curve build up. Much higher and there wasn't as much difference., much lower and it was low enough in the power curve to also hurt performance.
When I first started the WOT lockups it was with a restalled D5, and ended up eating a clutch ever season.
As much as I hate it for street driving, I'm still running that 7 disk vigilante to this day (after many years of racing and street driving), and it's still working perfectly. Although the street cruise lockups are far too harsh.
If I wasn't on such a tight budget, I'd have that thing pulled out and put something like a single disk anything with a good 32oo stall in to replace it. Or have someone do it.

 

[TurboDave]

Took me a minute to figure out what you meant, then it dawned on me and had a good chuckle! 88 seemed to be the sweat spot. It was far enough past the 2/3 shift to allow a good power curve build up. Much higher and there wasn't as much difference., much lower and it was low enough in the power curve to also hurt performance.
When I first started the WOT lockups it was with a restalled D5, and ended up eating a clutch ever season.
Way back then I was running my Translator Plus for a good long time, and several years ago, graduated to a Translator Pro (speed density), and most recently I'm trying out the SD2/Powerlogger (speed density) setup.

As much as I hate it for street driving, I'm still running that 7 disk vigilante to this day (after many years of racing and street driving), and it's still working perfectly. Although the street cruise lockups are far too harsh.
If I wasn't on such a tight budget, I'd have that thing pulled out and put something like a single disk anything with a good 32oo stall in to replace it. Or have someone do it.

 

[mgmshar]

When your baby hit 88 miles per hour, did you see some serious sh_t ???

Just wondering.

Mike

(for those of you who didn't get my reference, see above)

FWIW, on my best runs, I was locking my converter after getting into 3rd gear. This is back when I had a re-stalled D5 converter. I can't remember the exact MPH that I locked it - I would have to look at my data logs, and I'm not at home at the moment. Two things I can say about this:

1. Locking the converter definitely helped my 1/4-mile MPH number. I would say I gained at least 2 MPH by locking the converter.
2. Locking the converter resulted in shorter converter life - much shorter. If you don't want to replace your converter every couple of years or so, you probably don't want to lock it. I'm talking specifically about a D5 or other converter with a single-disc clutch.

If I ever take my car to the strip again, my plan is to program the chip to not lock the converter. I have a rocker switch in my ash tray that locks the converter. If I'm going down the 1/4-mile and trying to set a personal best, I'll go ahead and throw the switch after it hits 3rd gear. If I got a bad launch, or I'm not going "all-out", I'll leave it unlocked.

Mike