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Old 02-27-2015, 05:39 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I think you could diddle with it all you want and at the end of the day you will still have to make that downshift.
This ^. The only mod I have ever done to prevent a downshift when climbing a hill, was swap the rear end from 2.73's to 4.10's in the stang. However, that in itself lowers mpg due to higher RPM (2500 instead of 1700 @70mph).

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