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Offline jbcollier

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Real Life Revs
« on: Saturday,August 19, 2017, 10:53:21 AM »
I have an early 395 transaxle and I swapped out the 0.91 5th for a 0.86 5th (thanks Gerald).  I’m running 175/70R13 tires front and back (S1):

3800 @ 100 kph (62.2 mph) in 4th
3100 @ 100 kph (62.2 mph) in 5th
3400 @ 110 kph (68.4 mph) in 5th
3700 @ 120 kph (74.6 mph) in 5th

Before, if you shifted slowly from 4th to 5th, you didn’t notice any rpm drop at all as it only dropped a couple of hundred rpm.

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Re: Real Life Revs
« Reply #1 on: Saturday,August 19, 2017, 11:24:03 AM »
Is that about a 10 mph difference in fifth at the same rpm? That's a big improvement on the highway!