Ok
As stated , it a fluid drive ...
Now , a stall converter will lock up at a certain RPM ... Eg Hi-stall
A little known fact is that a stall converter actually increases the amount of tourque to the rear wheels untill it locks up .... [ Which is nice ]
Whats bad is that most lock up too early , 1500 to 1700 RPM [ Had this problem with the VL ]
A 2500RPM Hi stall , is good for :driving: , but fuel ecconomy may suffer as the RPM even at 100KMH will be at or bellow 2000RPM ....
I know that in the USA they had electronic overide for locking up the torque converter ... And Im wondering if with todays computer controlled transmitions , if reprograming the chip to make the transmition do things more a petrolheads way is possible or not ? [ Im going to find out ]
In anyway , the torque converter is a good place to start , when trying to put some power down to the ground ...
Matt