Re: IML: overdrive idea for aluminum torqueflight
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Re: IML: overdrive idea for aluminum torqueflight



Might be old news to you guys or maybe you are new.

http://www.gearvendors.com/




--- Frederick Joslin <fljoslin@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Very interesting/
> They claim a 30-40% increase in highway gas mileage
> going to the
> overdrive transmission from a regular 3-speed.That
> seems high to me! You
> are still moving the same mass with the same air
> resistance. Only the
> engine is turning a little slower due to lower final
> drive ratio and
> lock-up converter. Does anyone have a feel for how
> much the non-lock up
> torque converters are slipping when going down the
> highway under normal
> driving conditions at 70 mph?
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>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: "Kenyon Wills"
>   To: IML
>   Subject: IML: overdrive idea for aluminum
> torqueflight
>   Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:34:54 -0800 (PST)
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>   I'm not going to try this myself, but here's an
> idea
>   on getting overdrive into a 727 transmission:
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http://www.transmissioncenter.net/SwapInformation.htm
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>   Kenyon Wills
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