<VV> Powerglide questions

Tue Apr 18 23:34:03 EDT 2006

In a message dated 4/18/2006 7:00:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
dsjkling at sbcglobal.net writes:

> As I understand it, and someone please correct me if I get this
> wrong, the torque converter at maximum transfer still slips about 6 - 8
> percent.  This means the engine turns 6-8 percent faster than it would if
> were connected directly (1:1) to the differential like a standard
> transmission for a given MPH.
> 
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Correct  200-300rpm usually...helps acceleration!     

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