Dodge torque converter
For some time I have been thinking about replacing my stock torque converter with something heavier. I have a 2005 Dodge 2500 CTD with the 48RE transmission. It tends to get hot when towing up steep...
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dryfly wrote:
It appears I'm getting excessive slippage or "shear" in the TC. Adding additional cooling or manually shifting seems to me like putting a band-aid on the problem. I can only see these solutions in extreme situations when you have a transmission/TC set up to optimum and you are looking for the last ounce of performance, not as an initial solution.
If you want the torque converter to stay locked you will have to be making enough power to keep it locked, otherwise there are only two alternatives, the converter unlocks or you shift down to a gear where the converter can stay locked and maintain your speed.
