[Tigers] Ford / Mazda 5speed transmission

[Gary]

Very true. In a 4000 lb luxo barge with a gas hogging 400-500 HP engine
they definitely need all the advantage they can get when certifying their gas
mileage, i.e. keeping the rpm range at the fuel efficiency sweet spot while
accelerating is critical.
 

--- On Fri, 2/25/11, Howard gentry <zymmer4 at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Howard gentry <zymmer4 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Ford / Mazda 5speed transmission
To: allfudge1635 at gmail.com, "Gary" <maliburevue at yahoo.com>
Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
Date: Friday, February 25, 2011, 3:47 AM






Hi,
     I'm sure that is why Mercedes Benz puts an 8 speed tranny in their luxo
barges with 450 HP engines..and BMW as well..Those slacker 4 or 500 HP engines
need all the help they can get just to craw down the road.
zym

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--- On Thu, 2/24/11, Gary <maliburevue at yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Gary <maliburevue at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Ford / Mazda 5speed transmission
To: allfudge1635 at gmail.com
Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 9:59 PM


Al,

That makes perfect sense in a truck where you need a granny gear first for
stump pulling or hauling heavy loads.

I've heard that some Tiger owners with 5 speeds have 3.07 or 3.31 rearend
gears, since their overdrive is actually too low. Consequently they don't
even
use first gear and just start out in second, which means they are back to a 4
speed.

In my opinion 5 speeds were created for engines that have a either limited
torque range, like most 4 and 6 cylinder engines, or to optimize fuel economy
to meet government requirements.

Gary
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