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Old 10-27-2010, 08:13 PM   #27 (permalink)
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White Lightning - '98 Ford Ranger XLT Off Road
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Originally Posted by d0sitmatr View Post
most likely as with an auto if it starts to bog on you, the trans downshifts, with a manual, you could end up damaging the engine if you refuse to downshift.
thats the best reason I can come up with.
If they built it with special piston rings and cylinders as they do marine engines, then you could bog that motor down all day. I believe marine engines also use special bearings.
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