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Old 08-21-2008, 08:01 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Higelac View Post
shouldn't an automatic be able to match the HIGHWAY MPG of a stick shift ...I mean at constant highway speed, the torque converter should lock up.
Pretty much. IF you have a lockup converter. It will still be heavier and have more parts moving and some pumping losses though, so not 100%.

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