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06-19-2003, 10:43 AM

How about those automatic transmissions they use in NHRA? A regular automatic transmission has 10% slippage through the torque converter(wich tells the car when to shift gears), but a manual has non. ON these transmissions the torque converter is used to launch the car but after that it locks up becoming one to one so the drivers can shift the car like an f1 car and shift electronically. So its pretty much the best of both worlds

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06-19-2003, 10:43 AM	#12
vick88 Posts: n/a	How about those automatic transmissions they use in NHRA? A regular automatic transmission has 10% slippage through the torque converter(wich tells the car when to shift gears), but a manual has non. ON these transmissions the torque converter is used to launch the car but after that it locks up becoming one to one so the drivers can shift the car like an f1 car and shift electronically. So its pretty much the best of both worlds