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<DIV>In a message dated 11/25/2013 9:00:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
dlstiefel@dekalbk12.org writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial>OK that makes since. I don't think I have ever heard that
called flash.<BR>All my drag race and hot rod friends call it stall.
Like they will say they<BR>have a 3000 rpm stall converter or if they have a
really wild car 5000 rpm<BR>stall. My be a southern thing I know we call
manual trans a straight shift<BR>instead of a stick shift like folks up north
and out west do. Flash dose<BR>sound flasher. Good things to know
if I do ever get another T-3 with an<BR>auto.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>They're similar in terms, but our stall speed is closer to 1600 rpms,
versus where it'll "flash" (about 500 rpms more). The "flash" speed of
the converter is more where it tries to "lock up", even though it doesn't
really do a "lock up" in the sense of the modern version of "lock up"
converters. That's why it doesn't take a lot of throttle pedal (engine
speed) to get our AT cars to move. ;-) VW designed the AT to give similar
mpg that the 4 speed has, along with the lessons learned from the "autostick"
(a clutchless 3 speed manual).
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71
Square-vert under
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