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Originally Posted by wakesupremo
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.
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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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