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Originally Posted by Duke2.6
It's actually a torque converter. A fluid coupling does not multiply torque.
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A torque converter is a fluid coupling, by definition.
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Originally Posted by Duke2.6
Under cruise load a non-lockup torque converter will have some slippage, but I doubt if it's more than about 3 percent, which would only be about 100 revs at 3000.
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The starter of the thread already posted that he is running 3000 rpm @62 mph. This is about 200 rpm more than the calculated 2776 rpm from a rigid coupling. A high stall torque converter has considerably more than 3% slippage.