efi to carb- what about the trans?

[hybred]

i'm in the middle of swapping out my tpi in my 86 trans am to carb. there are 2 plugs that go to the trans that will be deleted with me removing the efi harness. one is the vss i believe (tail) but the other i'm unsure. is it for torque converter lock? if so, what can i do to make this trans work properly with my new carb set up? any help would be GREATLY appreceated as this will be my dailly for the next 3 months until i can finnish my 350(still a short block) and b&m trans. ;) but for now i need to get this thing back together QUICK! damn snow storms! if it wern't for the snow and the down time, i wouldn't have started this.. got board and had to screw with something! now the roads are clear and dry and my t/a is in the garage in peices.. have a good one.

[MonteC]

yes that is the t/c lock up. im not sure about 700's but on the 200's u can run with out them and just not have the lock up feature. but if u want it then your gonna have to either:

A) buy a lock up kit

B) run wire from a power source, through a switch, to the trans, and just flip the switch when u want it to lock up.

before i babble on to much farther, all of the info i have is on the 2004r, so im not positive if it will work on the 700r4 or not. im sure someone will verify this.

option B is more cost effective, while A is more convient.

[transambill]

Yes, You can run the 700r4's without the lockup connected without hurting anything.

[hybred]

thanks.. guess i need to get a chiltons to figure how many volts to the selinoid to energize it. if it's stepped down first? saw a few "kits" at jegs but don't look like much to make. thanks

[karlseus]

just disconnect, you won't know the difference.

[qytum]

leave it disconnected if you dont care about mpg. if you care and do alot of highway driving, just pick yourself up a toggle switch to engage and disengage and mount it on the console somewhere. :thumbup:

[Nate Dog 69]

mark your tach, because w/o the vss your speedo wont work.

[z28kindaguy]

Right now my speedo is broke = no vss = no t/c lock up. It sucks. My mpg droped a couple, and I just don't like/need the extra revs on the highway. I would have some way to have t/c lock up.