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Old 05-05-2009, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by X5Dawg View Post
Just another note, my Indy mechanic told me the limitation on the X is the torque converter - he stated the one in the X is from the 5-series and therefore built more for take-off power rather than hauling.

Not sure how true this is - maybe someone else can verify.
Not sure where it came from, but see my note above on driving techniques to keep the torque converter in lock-up mode, thus reducing transmission temperatures.
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