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Originally Posted by mcrews
Check the rear end gear ratio.
That may be the difference......And that's something you could swap uot.
Also, if you can upsize the tire, you could close that gap!
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Good point. The 2.0L and 2.3L manuals have the same gear ratios. The final drive ratios vary slightly from
year to
year. In most years, the manual final drive ratio is shorter than the automatic. Only for 2004, the 2.0L has a shorter final drive ratio (3.683) than the 2.3L (4.416).
I wonder if the final drive ratio from the automatic can be swapped into the manual version.
I think the 2.3L manual's 4.105 final drive ratio could be replaced with the 2004 2.0L 3.683 final drive ratio.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mcrews
Check the rear end gear ratio.
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Ah, it would be awesome if the differential were at the rear end. I wish there were a reliable, fuel-efficient, underpowered, good-handling
RWD wagon on the market. Sigh.