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Old 11-12-2009, 07:20 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by Homeslice View Post
But if a vehicle is backing up and you suddenly ask it to move forward, how is that not applying torque to it? Yes, the torque converter is slipping, but it still "sends" a lot of force to the rest of the driveline.
But due to the TC slippage, not really a significant amount...not even as much as a good normal passing gear drop.
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