Camarocam

OK I have a 700r4 2200 stall and shift kit. I asked the guy I bought it from about a lock-up wiring kit for the highway when I got to atlanta. He didnt seem very fond of them he said it was a non-lock-up. I know I will get better gas milage but what are some other good points about it and do you think I should get a wiring kit for it?? Thanks for the help

RFF

I always thought a lock up was a type of torque converter?

Camarocam

Bowtie overdrives sells wiring kits to lock your tourqe converter kind of like a maunal trans when you let up of the clutch there is no slipage. and I know my friends monte has alock up and he drops like one thousand rpm when he locks it. It think that is what it does is lock the toruqe converter so it doesnt stall or slip so you get better gas milage but I a wondering if it can be done to my trans with a stall converter?

RFF

I don't see why it wouldn't work on a stall converter. All torque converters have a stall it is just some have some higher then other.

69z-28

i think it depends on if u have a lock up converter or not.

archemedes

the trans needs to be a lockup type, it's not supposed to be as strong, and needs the wiring

meissen

**** arch how do you know all this stuff... they teach you it all as a mechanic?

archemedes

break a few then you learn :banghead:

korndogg

ok i dont mean to hijack the thread or anything but since we are on the topic of lockup wiring. I installed my lockup wiring in summer when i swapped to the 700r4 and the fuse in the wiring keeps blowing. any ideas?

archemedes

who's kit? could be a large draw in the system

korndogg

this is the kit i got. http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/cata...php?ITEMID=336

archemedes

double check for shorts, may want to check with them and see if they have a known issue

korndogg

yeah im going to have to do that. the wierd this is that both times it happened i was turning in an intersection...so im wondering if theres a loose wire and it hit something when i turn.