Originally posted by Mopar-muscle
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chris your 400-500 rpm drop is confusing to me , i didn't have that big a drop ever going into lockup when i had a 91 convertor and 500 hp ??? maybe you got a bad one ???
I really doubt it is bad because it felt the same as the one in Stefan’s truck (he used to have the 91%). I don't know if you have a better converter than mine, but I DO have a 450 rpm drop to lockup at 70 mph. How do I know? 70 mph is exactly 2000 rpm when locked. 70 mph wot unlocked, steady speed (with the help of the lovely tc saver) just barely below 2500 rpm. Wanna come over to my house? I'll show anyone who does.
IMO Fluid coupling doesn't even begin to compare to lockup at freeway speeds.
Look, if you want to go up an incline at idle, get the DTT tc. Like I told chipstien, to each his own. GET WHAT YOU LIKE. THAT IS THE REASON I AM SWITCHING!!! WHAT IS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THAT???????????????
If you don't like bananas then don't eat them. Whatever, eh? I came off pretty hard on Stefan because he told me that I didn't even get what I paid for. I think that was an honest mistake on his part.
All of the DTT people that think it is the greatest thing since sliced bread... ... ... ... ... ... ... . get the DTT trans/tc, ok? HOW MANY TIMES DO I NEED TO SAY THAT????? I really think that Bill makes a good transmission and perhaps something is wrong with mine, but I don't think so. Bill said that it would slip at lower rpms if I went wot below 1700 or so. I can deal with that, but I'd rather not have it do that.
As for the reason for the whole ATS trans and not just the tc and vb... ... . there are some quite significant things that ATS does differently than other manufacturers. I can't be too specific because Clint has trusted me with some proprietary information that I'm not supposed to tell everyone about. I wanted to know the details of how he makes a transmission that can withstand locked shifts and he told me some of them. I am not about to spill what I know about trannies, turbos, or fuel systems because people have trusted me not to tell anyone their secrets. If you can't understand that I'm sorry, but there are many things that ATS does to their transmission that are different than everyone else. I need the whole transmission if I want the best of what they have to offer. When I do something I do it right so that I (hopefully, didn't work this time) don't have to do it again.
When I went to see Bill for my trans, I told him not to cut any corners, to do the whole job, and to make it as strong as possible. That is part of the reason I drove 1100 miles- to ensure that it was done right the first time. This is part of the reason I am kind of upset over wanting (I don't absolutely NEED a new transmission) the ATS trans.
All of this is JUST MY OPINION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please take it as such, with the exception of the tests. That is why I want the ideas for the tests, ok? To take as much of my opinion out of this as possible so others can make their decision based on facts, not just my opinion. No one should buy one transmission over another just because I said to. It would be like saying: "go eat bananas; they're good!! Do it now!!" What the heck would that accomplish? If you don't like bananas you're going to come back and smack me.
Now all of you that don't like me... . go back and read that last paragraph again please.
Now listen and listen well. If you like DTT what DTT has to offer, buy DTT. If you like what ATS has to offer, buy ATS. All I want to do is try to help people sitting on the fence to know what the differences are. Now will you help me do this? Telling people that DTT is BETTER than ATS or that ATS is BETTER than DTT is no wiser than telling them that apples are better than oranges.
SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LIKE DTT BETTER THAN ATS, WOW!!!!
SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LIKE ATS BETTER THAN DTT, WOW AGAIN!!!
Now, please, please, please do not let this turn into a war.
I am just as guilty (or more) of turning this into a war as anyone else.
I apologize for my immaturity. Like I said, I think Stefan just made a mistake, he doesn't have every customer's purchase memorized.
Ok people... ... ... . some test ideas please!
