I'm with you, it makes no nevermind for mileage if I go to work in 4th as
opposed to 5th... Besides which losing my low end is not worth a couple mpg...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:19:56 -0700
From: Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] More MB boards?
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> So I put a post on Peachparts and a guy has one for a good price but
> its 3.23 ratio as opposed to the 3.42 thats in it... I'm worried about
> getting into a Jim Cathey situation where I lose all my low end. The
> Peachparts crowd is all about taller gears for better fuel economy but
> I'm not sure I believe thats gonna happen...
Balls. These diesels don't react to RPM like gassers do.
Witness all our 123's, etc., driving around town in S rather
than D, yet not getting any worse mileage while doing so.
-- Jim
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