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Old 08-06-2025, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by wakesupremo View Post
Sorry to hijack this thread. Is there a way of knowing exactly what torque convertor slip you have? My 600 HP stroker has a TCI saturday night special torque convertor in its manual valve bodied TH400. I have been told that I get a lot of slip as my shift light comes on at about 1000ft but have no more gears to shift into. My shift light is set at 5800 , 3.50 gears 27" tyre. Thanks in advance.
Do the math. Calculate what the MPH should be at the RPM when you cross the finish line, and compare that to the actual MPH.

If you are hitting 5800 @ 1000', with those gears and tire size, then I'd expect you to be close to 120mph at the finish line.

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