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Budd · 11-15-2009, 02:00 PM

I may be wrong - but I always thought slippage was more relevant to rpm's at a given mph - not subtracting mph. So if at a locked converter rpm/gear/tire size is 5000 rpm at 125 - with 16% you would be at 5K rpm*1.16 with the same mph (5800 rpm).

11-15-2009, 02:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Budd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 396	I may be wrong - but I always thought slippage was more relevant to rpm's at a given mph - not subtracting mph. So if at a locked converter rpm/gear/tire size is 5000 rpm at 125 - with 16% you would be at 5K rpm*1.16 with the same mph (5800 rpm). __________________ 68 Jeepster GN powered.