On Tue, 14 Oct 97 17:14:00 EDT "PEPIN, JASON"
<PEPINJ@CNTCPI1.HCC.COM> wrote:
>Greetings
>
>I caught the end of a debate re: auto vs. standard
transmission and I was
>reminded of my situation. I previously owned a '95 Dakota
4x4 with a V-6
>and found it to have plenty of pep for me. I then traded
up to a '96 Club
>Cab 4x4 also with a V-6 but an automatic transmission
instead. This truck
>seems to feel very sluggish at times, especially on the
highway once the
>torque converter goes into lock-up mode. I know the easy
solution is to
>trade up to a V-8 but economically, that's not an option
right now. I
>wonder if there's an easy way to disable the lock-up
function of the
>tranny.
> I wouldn't mind sacrificing a few mpg's to get a few more
hp's.
>
>Jason Pepin (pepinj@cntcpi1.hcc.com)
>
Yea change out the torque converter
92 CC 4X2 5.2L 4/5RT(stock cam)
1.7Crower, Electric Fans
DTs,Stock coil
B&M Shifter 4200lbs
15.054@90.124
kmoltzan@mymail.net
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