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1. OD Theories (score: 1): Author: WSpohn4@aol.com; Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:08:17 EST; <<You have an influential member on your side in this discussion. None other than John Twist. He has postulated the argument that it takes a certain amount of mechanical "effort" to run the overdrive; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01128.html (7,303 bytes)
2. Re: OD Theories (score: 1): Author: "Paul Tegler " <wizardz@amdyne.net>; Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:35:12 -0500; OK here we go again... my last comment on O/D's I'm going to try to be very careful with my wording here. I've owned, repaired, restored, and driven some 14 LBC's over the last 25 years. I have even; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01134.html (8,554 bytes)
3. Re: OD Theories (score: 1): Author: dresden@tiac.net; Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 17:21:17 -0500 (EST); All other things being equal, yes. But all other things are *never* equal... Nevin; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01152.html (7,300 bytes)
4. Re: OD Theories (score: 1): Author: "Richard A. Boris" <borisri@earthlink.net>; Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 20:38:03 +0100; Hi Nevin: The earlier MGB 3 synchro gearbox maybe a benefit regarding less power consumed, however; a 3 synchro "D" type overdrive has an extermely small cone clutch in comparison to the later "LH" t; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01165.html (7,464 bytes)
5. Re: OD Theories (score: 1): Author: john c kahoon <john.kahoon@juno.com>; Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 05:54:16 -0500; One thing is equal, it take "x" amount of force to move a vehicle of a certain weight at a certain speed. all of this force is distributed from the combustion chambers to the tires. every RPM causes; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01254.html (8,353 bytes)
6. Re: OD Theories (score: 1): Author: RJohn50603@aol.com; Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 08:22:30 EST; Another thing that I cannot discount is what I heard the yard person at an MG junkyard here in the Dallas area about 13 years ago when I first got my '73 MGB. I was frequenting this place as I first; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01261.html (8,142 bytes)
7. Re: OD Theories (score: 1): Author: ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 10:06:22 -0600; Faulty conclusion, John. If my engine is turning a lower RPM than yours for the same distance traveled, my engine will have turned fewer revolutions per mile. Put another way, it will have turned ove; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01290.html (7,184 bytes)
8. Re: OD Theories (score: 1): Author: ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 14:24:16 -0600; A piston engine is an energy converter. It is woefully inefficient, most of the energy in the fuel goes into the water jacket as wasted heat. Some of the energy is consumed in friction losses, etc. A; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01292.html (7,922 bytes)
9. Re: OD Theories (score: 1): Author: john c kahoon <john.kahoon@juno.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 05:23:26 -0500; you missed my point. What I meant was, that at the lower RPM all of the moving parts are rubbing together HARDER to develop the same force needed to push your car... You are using fewer, stonger expl; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01346.html (7,761 bytes)
10. Re: OD Theories (score: 1): Author: john c kahoon <john.kahoon@juno.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 09:22:22 -0500; Howard, I didn't say anything about "lugging " the engine. All I meant the wear is increased to the equivalent of the higher rpm. It all comes down to 6 of 1/ half dozen of the other, as far as milea; /html/mgs/1999-02/msg01376.html (8,495 bytes)

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