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  1. rikakiah

    Controlling torque converter lockup

    You guys are awesome. I think for now, I'm just going to hook up an LED for fun to see exactly when it's locking up. However, I'm still considering the control idea once I know more about what's going on. The car is an Escort ZX2. I was told that the tc only locks up in 4th on these cars. I...
  2. rikakiah

    Controlling torque converter lockup

    Oh, one other thing: failing the above circuit, would there at least be a way to tap an LED into the TCC circuit (assuming I'm on the right track there) to at least tell exactly when the converter is locked up?
  3. rikakiah

    Controlling torque converter lockup

    Ok, I'm probably over my head here as I doubt I'm as technical as many of you, but here goes... Is there a way to directly control when the coverter locks up (I'm assuming by way of the torque converter clutch circuit?)? For example, for a car (Ford, if it matters) that normally only locks up...

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