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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by GMCtrk
I have EFI live. I gone through several 5.3 and 6.0 tunes and never seen it locking up. What year is it?
Its from a 2006 Silverado SS

2006 Chevrolet Silverado Truck Automatic LQ9 6.0 Litre (PCM 12587811)


My friends 2004 5.3L silverado locks up too.
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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If I had an 80E I'd lock this at WOT all day long....

http://www.circledspecialties.com/Co.../4L80-III.html

As it is I'll be locking this one at WOT instead ...

http://www.circledspecialties.com/Co...ulti_Disk.html

(except mine's a 258mm)
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Old Nov 11, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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I stand corrected.
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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my 05 locks up. i wish it didnt thou. i dont like it.
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by cwalker2006
my 05 locks up. i wish it didnt thou. i dont like it.
Have your tune altered!

This is the absolute joy of having the tuning software yourself. I have my transmission tuned perfectly to my driving style and how I want it to feel.
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 12:51 AM
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yeah my 05 SS locks up shortly after shifting into 3rd. i dont understand how that 06 SS is locking up at 75 mph? it has same gearing and tire size as me factory, and my truck doesnt shift into 3rd untill like 85 or so
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
If I had an 80E I'd lock this at WOT all day long....

http://www.circledspecialties.com/Co.../4L80-III.html

As it is I'll be locking this one at WOT instead ...

http://www.circledspecialties.com/Co...ulti_Disk.html

(except mine's a 258mm)
i recently put mine in...my wife was riding with me yesterday and it locked at 40mph under normal accel and she asked why my transmission shifts so hard lol. she thought the converter locking was a violent shift.

the tripple disk locks HARD
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TXsilverado
i recently put mine in...my wife was riding with me yesterday and it locked at 40mph under normal accel and she asked why my transmission shifts so hard lol. she thought the converter locking was a violent shift.

the tripple disk locks HARD
Nice, I'm looking forward to mine...Chris mentioned that lockup was rather "violent"
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