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Re: Why aren't final drives taller?
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:22:21
In Reply to: Why aren't final drives taller?, GFW3pedals
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, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:32:19
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My '87 9kT turns 3000rpm at 80mph and that feel about right to me as you still have plenty of power at speed without downshifting and without the engine droning away. As long as I'm 70mph+ I don't have to downshift to accelerate moderately hard or go up steep grades. I think the newer 9k are even taller geared which makes sense given the torquier engine. I agree that a lot of cars seem to be short geared these days, but I also hate automatics that are geared too tall and downshift as soon as you touch the throttle. I guess it's a compromise, but given how gutless the 2.0T is before the turbo kicks in compared to a modern car it's hard to believe they would need to be shorter geared on the highway.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Why aren't final drives taller?, GFW3pedals
, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 11:32:19- Re: Why aren't final drives taller?, TML
, Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:48:41 - Not a concern, vvk, Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:41:04
- Re: Why aren't final drives taller?, JimBlake
, Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:42:09 - Watch for oil consumption via pcv at those speeds., Norm9-5, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 18:11:29
- Re: Why aren't final drives taller?, No Snaab, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:36:58
- Re: Why aren't final drives taller?, Brucer, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:59:41
- Re: Why aren't final drives taller?, Craig, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:22:21 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Why aren't final drives taller?, dtechakacheaptech, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 14:03:47
- Difference between a manual and automatic, MI-Roger
, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:54:44 - this is my biggest complaint with my 9-3, AdamD, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:10:16
- Re: Why aren't final drives taller?, Cmyles
, Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:02:38
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