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Old 02-14-2009, 10:03 AM   #1
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T/C or V/B, which first?

Which fails first with horsepower upgrades, and which one (aftermarket) is needed most
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Old 02-14-2009, 10:06 AM   #2
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Hello,

VB first but shortly after the TC would be smart. The VB increases line pressures, provides proper lub in Park, decreases shift slippage and several other things that are a +.

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Old 02-14-2009, 12:35 PM   #3
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It's kinda like the chicken or the egg... If you go a lot of power and you are blowing through the converter or making it slip, it will cook the oil. Also if you have lots of power with a good converter, you won't have enough line pressure in the trans and then you will start to cook the clutches.

If doing one, you better do the other.
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