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Originally Posted by blackout
What is it about the automatic that sucks the energy? Can anything be done about it? I'm guessing the sloppy TC is a big contributor to this, could an aftermarket one minimize the losses there?
Also in regards to gearing, what is the difference between 3.73 gears with 265 tires and 4.1 gears with 285 tires. Is it just the unsprung weight and the tread width that are the contributing factors there?
In regards to gearing, would it be safe to say that 3.08 gears would be ideal and that a 'underdrive' transmission would be the way to go for heavy towing? I realize this is prohibitively expensive changing both gears and adding an aux trans.
No way to lower the front end of a 4x4 is there?
And last, how's that fastback coming?
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Blackout,
The auto tranny, has slippage in the lower gears (tc unlocked), hence it sucks up fuel. once the tc is locked up and on overdrive, mileage improves.
Manual tranny will give you slightly better mileage over the auto, but being stuck in stop and go traffic, the manual tranny in not for me.
I spent too many years w/ "clutch leg" dealing w/ the manual tranny. Auto is the only thing I will drive now. Also I don't miss doing the constant clutch jobs that I had to perform on the trucks that I own.
Auto trannys have come a long way over the years, especially the last couple of years, auto trannys are coming thru w/ more gearing in them.
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