Much, much snipped for brevity.
>I still don't think the gains will justify the
>cost and effort involved in making the swap. I will also admit that I
>wouldn't mind having an OD, but I would be happier with a 5-speed.
This is not logical to me. With overdrive, you can use six different
speeds. They are 1, 2, 3, 3OD, 4, 4OD. I rather have the overdrive than a
5 speed. Also, I'm not sure, but I doubt that the friction loss in the OD
is a lot higher than in a 5th gearing mechanism. I have overdrive on my
MGB, and I'll tell you what, I don't care if I am getting better mileage or
not, the car is so much more comfortable and quiet with overdrive I am very
happy to have it. Anyhow, my highway speed limit is 75, and I've been known
to go much faster than that. Overdrive is a distinct advantage for the
drivability reguardless of the economy of it.
Phil Bates
58 MGA
67 MGB
75 Jaguar XJ12C
66 Land Rover
52 MG TD replicar (VW)
86 Peugeot 505 Turbo Gle
86 Honda Accord LX-i
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