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Old 12-19-2012, 08:30 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
And this is why NEW automatics are more efficient than manuals no matter how you drive it.

The 2014 F150 is getting the same 3.2L 5cyl diesel as the new Transit.
You might be right, but I'm not holding my breath. A fellow Dodge RAM owner with a Hemi dumped his 545RFE for a RAM SRT10 (Viper truck) 6 speed and now gets 2mpg more per gallon. -->The 545RFE locks the TC in 4th and 5th. Well, okay, it actually unlocks it for the 4-5 shift, then relocks.
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