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Old 10-11-2012, 04:15 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Some months ago a friend of mine was considering to buy a 1st-gen Kia Sportage, and we were debating about the possibility to adapt an electrically-activated overdrive unit. We've considered the one out of some old Aisin transaxle used in the 7th-gen Corolla, with a .76 overdrive ratio, which would get the rear-end ratio of the MT version close to the AT version without any permanent compromise to drag times or uphill driving.
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