Yup. Mine sometimes feels like a 6 speed, depending on when the T/C locks up. It's been that way since I've owned it, and when I asked a Ford dealer about it they said it was normal.

 

I hate it seems like a long slip

 

I am guessing you might have something else going on. Mine shifts too quick sometimes, lock up and third at the same time. It does release the tc when shifting to fourth, but only for a second. I don't feel it, but my led blinks on and off pretty quick.
I don't think I have ever used the switch for lock up, because it is locked a lot more than I thought. But the led is nice to monitor things.
What your describing sounds like it's slipping?

 

I have a valve body spring kit and it shifts at higher rpms but it will lockup and shift into overdrive at the same time witch makes it feel like a long drown out shift witch seems like a slip, unless i lock the tc myself then it feels ok

 

A valve body shift kit WILL NOT change the RPM at which the trans shifts or locks. All of that is controlled by the computer.

 

I personally don't find a need for a TC lock up switch any longer. Most of the 6 pos chip companies that we all use to program our 7.3's have the TC lock up and TC disengage programmed into them. Not completely sure, and I could be wrong, but I just don't see the advantage here.. I have Matts 6pos chip installed in my truck and my truck literally shifts like this (1st gear/TC lock up/ 2nd/3r../ OD). So my truck shifts and acts just like a 5 speed. All gears spread out evenly in accordance with how deep I am into the throttle of course. It stays locked up thru out.
On Edit: As I mentioned, because I have 35's w 6" lift and 3:73's my tranny will hold 3rd just a little longer to avoid to much rpm drop into OD.

 

This is exactly what I'm talk'n about. I had the same issues years back. My truck would shift into second gear and then TC lock up with in 2-3 seconds of shifting into 2nd and bog down the engine. Again it's all in the tuning. Tuning has come along way in the last year, much less 5-10 years ago. Matts tunes my truck to shift firm but pleasant when just cruising, but when I get on it hard the shifts get firmer as well. Again it shifts as follows,
1st/TC Lock-up/2nd/3rd../OD. Matt tuned my tranny so that it draws out 3rd just a little bit further to avoid the rpm drop that happens into OD. It helps out a lot because I'm also running 35's on a 6" lift w 3:73.
On Edit: As Mark stated, the valve body spring kits do nothing to help TC lock up. It's all in the programming Fellas. Also when talking to the chip programmer of your choice, make sure you let them know if you've done Valve body/shift kits etc... If not, your tranny will slam from gear to gear which is never a good thing.

 

so this make a question for me.

It seems my 2003 r4100 goes through the gears and into OD then about 45 mph the TC locks up. I figure that is what is going on as when i take my foot of fuel pedal the rpm drop and the truck starts really slowing down.

One issues with that like when on the hwy is it slows me down to much. I like to coast up to stop light, turns etc so the slowing is not what i need so i shift to "N" and just coast.

One question is there a way to 1. have the TC lock up a bit sooner like at 40 mph. it wants to stumble a bit and then lock up.

2. have a way to unlock the TC when i like touch the brakes so it will coast a bit better or just do what I do now and kick it out of gear.

I had a chev impala 2008 and that thing would coast forever when you took your foot off the gas. It took a while to get used to that aspect of the car, I had to tell my wife a bunch of times to let off the gas way before she got the stop sign or light to prevent from wearing out the brakes.

 

my switch is wired up correct and its not doing anything at all??? Is my converter bad or what?

 

This switch won't really do anything to tell you if your converter is bad. Most likely it isn't wired correctly. If your converter was bad, you'd have a lot more serious symptoms and implications.

 

If you put it in gear and flip your switch it should stall. Is your OD light blinking? I replaced my solenoid pack a couple weeks ago. No lock up, OD light blinking, electrical codes, and fluid in the connector.