- 1. [oletrucks] the need for speed (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Parham <thebttmline@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 10:09:10 -0700 (PDT)
- Hi all! I've been browsing the archives and it appears that most folks obtain higher highway speeds by replacing the rear end - replacing the standard 3.90 gears. This is what I've been planning to d
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- 2. RE: [oletrucks] the need for speed (score: 1)
- Author: Jack Halton <safesix@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 15:44:23 -0400 (EDT)
- I have been using overdrive transmissions for years and they have a big advantage in that you can keep the 3.90 for torque but drop to 2.73 on the highway when cruising with no load. The 5 and 6 spee
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- 3. Re: [oletrucks] the need for speed (score: 1)
- Author: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 May 2000 17:14:57 -0400
- I share Jack's enthusiasm for OD tranny's. I like the low rear ratio for torque and feel that going to a higher ratio' can be a compromise- trading low end driveability for top end and not getting th
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- 4. RE: [oletrucks] the need for speed (score: 1)
- Author: "Ralph Linnell" <chevysix@seatac.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 14:41:08 -0700
- I ran the same 4-speed overdrive, that Jack has, behind my Inline 261. I loved it for all the same reasons. I could drive around town in 3rd or 4th gear with out shifting down and yet when I hit the
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- 5. Re: [oletrucks] the need for speed (score: 1)
- Author: "Deve Krehbiel" <deve@wwwebservice.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 17:36:36 -0500
- yes, and anyone willing to part with a 4 spd OD tranny, please contact me. I am ready for one as well! Deve advantage in that you can keep the 3.90 for torque but drop to 2.73 on the highway when cru
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- 6. Re: [oletrucks] the need for speed (score: 1)
- Author: MKlepp4335@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 20:59:34 EDT
- << give me some of the pros and cons of a new rear end vs. overdrive >> I have a Borg Warner 3 speed OD behind my 235 with a 3.90 positrac six lug truck rear. It gives the best of both worlds, good t
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- 7. Re: [oletrucks] the need for speed (score: 1)
- Author: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 20:37:27 -0500
- oh Deve I new you had some hot rod blood in ya! Bill 53 3600 hot rod Chicago,Ill. My Website www.hotrodstogo.com "Give a man a fish,he will eat for a day Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat
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- 8. Re: [oletrucks] the need for speed (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Parham <thebttmline@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 11:49:13 -0700 (PDT)
- ...We'll be glad to help you learn!... Just wanted to say thanks to Jim and everyone else for all of your advice regarding my rear end vs overdrive questions! Thanks! Steve __ _____|L\___ Steve Parha
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