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Originally Posted by comptiger5000
I agree. A well tuned slush box with a low stall torque converter with a strong lockup clutch (allowing aggressive use without risk of slippage) will do pretty well for mpg. In some vehicles, such as mine, implementing this may be much easier and/or cheaper than converting to a manual. Some vehicles just weren't meant to hold a manual tranny.
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I think yours would be an easier one to modify as well. I am pretty sure the B&M transmission makes a shift improver it that will tighten up those shifts and shift points in either a performance oriented deal or RV towing oriented deal for your application. Its pretty simple if you can follow a template and use a drill to open up a few ports an extra 1/8th.
The harder shifts will make your friction and steel bands last longer in your transmission as well since there will be less slippage.
** also a strong clutch would not necessarily improve MPGs and normal street driving would call for the need for the operator to actuate the clutch much more until RPMs can be matched well enough to avoid a stall. Trust me... I have a 1600 lbs pressure plate with a six puck clutch in a hydraulic actuated system and it can still be really tricky leaving a light on a hill or speed bump in a parking lot.