Chris- I know there are more lockup converters out there than even 2 years ago. The real truth is the lockup tech has not caught up to the non locker converters,,,,,,,,,,,,, Yet! Gittin' better but not there yet. In theory a small "loose" converter that locks would be ideal for drag cars. But that converson to street cars is still experimental at best and in all cases expensive. Remember we are talking in general-alitys and street driven Cobras here.
Yes you are correct that small converters slip on the big end. In almost all cases where you slow down on the big end though, Coan and others including myself will tell you your converer is too small. Stepping up in size then becomes a tuning thing. Again, costs are a huge factor to consider when swapping around stuff! For anyone.......
My Glide was NOT inexpensive. The M.T. case alone was over 1000$ And as I said above it was not for just anybody. I stand firm that glides are on top of the food chain for automatics as we know AUTOMATICS and what they do right now. But of course that is subject to change. What you described to me in your post above about the disadvantages really describes the advantages of the manual transmission. Whole new ball game!
My two speed tranny is factored by the NHRA to go 158mph in the quarter. Any faster than that and I for one don't want to be in a short weelbase Cobra.(mine is 99 inches) I switched over from a 3-speed auto and it took me a while to realize why a 2-speed was better than 3 too, but it is.
I think we can agree road course work and automatics are a bad combo. In spite of that this winter I started a massive upgrade program with my Cobra to at least make my car "carry it's own weight" at Putnam Park, maybe at the end of this summer I hope.
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We need to bench race a bit offline. I will talk about the heat subject there if you want. What I have to say there will suprise you I suspect.
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