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Old 03-10-2016, 09:26 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by steddie View Post
I was thinking about a gearbox change , a diesel gearbox with a petrol engine gearbox.....as a diesel gearbox is much lower geared than a petrol engine gearbox you will get much better fuel economy,,,, just a thought,
Diesel seems to actually be higher geared, but anyway, it only works because of its higher torque at lower engine speeds, so fitting a Diesel gearbox into a gasser would eventually make it feel a bit "underpowered" since the torque multiplication would decrease.
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