thriftee -
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Originally Posted by thriftee
Yes, I think those are the best two options as well. I'll have to ask my mechanic how much effort it would be to swap the whole thing, as I imagine that would be the deciding factor.
When you are in local traffic just lumbering along not trying to accelerate, at say 25 to 30 mph, what gear do you use and at what mph or rpm do you shift to 5th if you aren't trying to accelerate fast and its flat land?
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On the flat in steady state driving I can get into 5th at 20+ MPH. I don't look at the RPM in this situation. At 20 MPH I am right on the lug-line so I can only accelerate ever so slowly. 25 MPH is much easier.
The *only* thing I miss about my old 5th gear is that I could go into 5th at 15 MPH. I only really notice this on the freeway in traffic jams. If you don't have LA traffic congestion where you are, then no worries.
CarloSW2