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  2. From: dmunroe@vcd.hp.com (Dave Munroe)
  3. Newsgroups: rec.autos
  4. Subject: Re: FLAME! Only a Manual!
  5. Message-ID: <Bxy65L.8Jn@vcd.hp.com>
  6. Date: 19 Nov 92 05:05:45 GMT
  7. References: <1992Nov10.233727.11527@syacus.acus.oz.au> <69341@cup.portal.com> <BxL9H8.52v@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
  8. Sender: news@vcd.hp.com (News user)
  9. Organization: Hewlett-Packard
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  12. >While I am not disputing the weight problems, don't you also have to factor in
  13. >the power loss from the torque converter?
  14.  
  15. There are auto trannies with lockup torque converters.  I'm just guessing,
  16. but I believe that at a certain rpm, they "lock up" and lose little or no
  17. power through the fluid.
  18.  
  19. -Dave
  20.