You can't lock the converter in 1st gear on a 5 speed. You can however shift from 2nd into 1st with the converter already locked and it will stay locked after it shifts to 1st.
What would be the point?
You can't lock the converter in 1st gear on a 5 speed. You can however shift from 2nd into 1st with the converter already locked and it will stay locked after it shifts to 1st.
What would be the point?
If one wanted to you could sled pull in 4-hi 1st gear with a locked converter.
If one wanted to you could sled pull in 4-hi 1st gear with a locked converter.
1st gear 4-hi is a 11.56:1 ratio using stock rear end gears. (If the converter is locked.)
3rd 4-lo is 14.30:1
4th 4-lo is 10.14:1
Didn't say I wanted to necessarily. But I think there could be times when it would work.
No, his numbers are the same as mine.1st high should be like a inbetween 2nd and 3rd low unless the numbers I have is wrong
but it still doesnt change the fact that even if you shift to 2nd, lock the converter, and downshift to 1st, the converter will unlock by itself after a second or two (on a 5-speed)
No, his numbers are the same as mine.
but it still doesnt change the fact that even if you shift to 2nd, lock the converter, and downshift to 1st, the converter will unlock by itself after a second or two (on a 5-speed)
1st gear 4-hi is a 11.56:1 ratio using stock rear end gears. (If the converter is locked.)
3rd 4-lo is 14.30:1
4th 4-lo is 10.14:1
Didn't say I wanted to necessarily. But I think there could be times when it would work.
No, not on the 5-speeds. As Paint said, its hydraulically locked out on the 5-speeds. You would have to physically change stuff in the valve body to have the ability to lock in 1st gear.
6-speeds can be locked in 1st gear with no additional mods. So yes, if you have a 6-speed, my controller will allow you to lock the converter in 1st gear. Im not sure why you would really need to/want to do that though?
That would still be a pretty fast final, better have some shit in front of it, or a light sled.
Its a lot lower then 4th, I was thinking if the track was taking a lot of power or it was a short track it might a better option then jumping down to 3rd.
Maybe that's why I can't seem to get the rpm's out of mine that a lot of guy's do.
I was under the impression that most of the top dmax's ran 4th with 3.73's. Guess I need to do more research....
We pull a sled called the "magnum", its a very heavy sled and he likes to shut us off at 250-280 feet. You better make sure you get in 4th early pulling that thing or not at all.