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29th July 2012, 10:43 PM
#11
Hardcore
What's the point of having this in a manual?
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29th July 2012 10:43 PM
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30th July 2012, 07:58 PM
#12
Beginner
There's no point mate, you won't be able to hook it up to anything.
It's a diy auto trans upgrade, having the torque converter locked gives great engine braking & better fuel economy. Been told it's like having another gear too.
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30th July 2012, 08:58 PM
#13
Hardcore
my mistake cant read obviously thought you put this in a manual better go have a beer and sort my eyes out
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30th July 2012, 09:27 PM
#14
That is one serious setup i did something similar years ago far less complicated though just to see if it worked.
But from what i remember of my setup the torque converter even when powered up unlocked in 1st gear by itself in the gq is the gu different ?
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16th September 2012, 05:47 PM
#15
Expert
Originally Posted by
97_gq_lwb
the torque converter even when powered up unlocked in 1st gear by itself in the gq is the gu different ?
From what I've read, they are different. GUs will lock even in 1st.
1989 GQ LWB Wagon, TB42 Petrol/LPG Auto. Bought Dec 2010
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16th September 2012, 06:04 PM
#16
Patrol God
Cool talk about timing, great read, well done, let me get this part right please.
The momentary switch is when you pull up at lights etc???
Second bit is how long was the loom you made, bear in mind I have a GU.
My Sons an auto lec and we'll atempt this over the coming weeks
Growlers was reading elsewhere a power valve replacement was needed for GQs in 1st and reverse, GUs were OK
Last edited by threedogs; 16th September 2012 at 06:06 PM.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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16th September 2012, 07:21 PM
#17
Expert
Originally Posted by
threedogs
Cool talk about timing, great read, well done, let me get this part right please.
The momentary switch is when you pull up at lights etc???
If you wanted to keep it locked up at the lights, you'd hold the switch down while you brake. In general, the momentary is for activating the lock.
Second bit is how long was the loom you made, bear in mind I have a GU.
It needs to reach from the brake light switch to the trans computer. In a GQ the computer is behind the passenger side kick panel, and I think a GU is the same. I think I allowed 2 metres, but didn't need that much.
Growlers was reading elsewhere a power valve replacement was needed for GQs in 1st and reverse, GUs were OK
From what I've read, that sounds right.
1989 GQ LWB Wagon, TB42 Petrol/LPG Auto. Bought Dec 2010
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16th September 2012, 07:31 PM
#18
Patrol God
Thanks for that it just seems like a good mod to have. especially down hill, as originally I was asking about an exhaust brake
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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16th September 2012, 08:17 PM
#19
Expert
Yeah, we just did a 700 odd Km trip with our caravan, and it was a really good thing we had this setup. We still had some heat issues with the auto, but it would've been a lot worse without this. On the way home I kept the revs under 2600 going up the hills and it didn't get hot.
It's a bit odd at first to have an auto's exhaust burbling when you back off, but the engine braking is good.
1989 GQ LWB Wagon, TB42 Petrol/LPG Auto. Bought Dec 2010
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16th September 2012, 08:30 PM
#20
Rotaredom
do u have an after market temp gauge set up or are you just taking guesses that it "still had some heat issues" and "if you kept the revs under 2600 going up the hills it didn't get hot"????
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