42RH / A-500 in a Duster with pictures.

Tantibus-74 said

Trailbeast, would it be advisable to convert an A500 to non-LU(lockup)? I have an A999 that I rebuilt with a cheetah stage 2 valvebody and converted to non-LU that I can pull parts from. I'm asking is because I have a 360 that I'm trying to push into 400hp range. Will a lockup handle this?

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When I did mine I opted to swap my non lock-up input shaft onto the hub, I didn't want to put a bunch of power through it with big hole down the middle of the shaft for a 200-300rpm drop, didn't seem worth picking chunks out of my oil pan and valve body over. Plus the converter is about $400 cheaper when you get a 'good one' like I did. YMMV. I've been really happy with my swap over the last few years!