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Old 10-15-2008, 07:20 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by whokilledthejams View Post
No one offers a tall top gear. It's ridiculous. I know we've all been over this repeatedly, but most people with enough sense to drive a manual transmission also have enough sense to downshift to pass. I want my engine happily lumping along at 2k on the interstate, not 3.5k.

Why is that so much to ask?
Ditto.

We could easily see a 5-10% increase in highway FE with a simple gearing change.
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