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Hot rodding an '85 Diplomat police cruiser might not be the most popular project, but I wanted a powerful, reliable daily driver that could corner, stop, and haul the family. With the H/D suspension and all of the oil coolers, I felt it was a great foundation.
The engine is the new MP pre magnum 9:1 360 shortblock with Hughes Engines stage 1 heads and their 224/230, 504/515 cam swapped in. The standard Edelbrock performer with a Holley 1850 600cfm on the intake. Sanderson blockhuggers, 2 1/2" Y and a 3" single exhaust. The transmission is the A998 (police 904) with a Trans-Go shift kit and a lock up converter. This is where the problem starts. The tranny and lock up worked great until I installed a 2400rpm stall converter. Lock up used to come on at 42mph under normal driving conditions and hold off on the lock up when I got a high rpm 2-3 shift. It would then lock when I eased up on the gas slightly. Now if the 2-3 shift occurs before 32mph , then lock up comes in AFTER 3rd gear. Low mph but I can live with that. If the 2-3 shift happens at or after 32mph, then 3rd and lock up come on AT THE SAME TIME. Even at WOT. Result, it feels like I went from 2nd to 4th. I think the extra stall speed is fooling the lock up some how. I have since had the converter checked out and modified to give a 1900rpm stall speed (still well above stock) for beter driveability and in hopes it would cure this problem. The 360 loves the extra stall and I don't want to give up the lock up feature without a fight. It's still great on the highway. A valve body modification is not out of the question if that's what it takes. Thanks, Mike |
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MIKE IN ALL MY YEARS I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY MODIFY A LOCK-UP CONV. I KNOW IF YOU DITCH THE LOCKUP YOU CAN RUN ANY STALL YOU WANT. I KNOW WHO HAS YOUR ANSWER TRY ALABAMA CONVERTERS IN ALA. OF COURSE. THEY ARE EXCELLENT! AND I KNOW THEY'LL TAKE THE TIME TO ANSWER YOU EXACT NEED.AND THEY HAVE SUPER RELIABILITY AND THE BEST PRICES...PRO..
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