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Re: Auto gear ratio blues
Posted by John Francis (more from John Francis) on Wed, 9 Apr 2003 20:58:30
In Reply to: Re: Auto gear ratio blues, paultd, Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:56:48
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I learned to live with the auto in my 87 900S, although I did not do a lot of interstate driving with it. The downsides are more noise and lower gas mileage, (I got around 28 in open, flat country with similar RPMs to you) but the plus side is that the ratio is perfect for driving the hilly back roads at 55-60 MPH. Max torque on the C900 comes just above 3000 RPM, I think. I live in the Missouri Ozarks, and avoid interstates like the plague wherever possible. Driving the automatic is just about like driving in 4th gear on a manual.
To answer your question, they did put slightly taller gears in the turbo, but not nearly enough difference to make it worth the swap, IMHO.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Auto gear ratio blues, Andrew Browning, Tue, 8 Apr 2003 20:10:30
- My 87 CVT..., Bill U, Wed, 9 Apr 2003 21:47:08
- Auto gear ratios, Kevin K
, Wed, 9 Apr 2003 20:59:11 - Re: Auto gear ratio blues, paultd, Wed, 9 Apr 2003 13:56:48
- Re: Auto gear ratio blues, Jerry 3-Saab, Tue, 8 Apr 2003 21:50:16
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