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Originally Posted by mpg_numbers_guy
...is it possible to put in a transmission that is too tall? After all, if it were possible to use taller gearing for increased MPG, wouldn't the manufacturers naturally do that?
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Agree with all said already in reply to this. I'll add that manual transmissions are rarer now because buyers don't want to work the gears, especially in the slug-lines of sprawled commuting. Those MTs that do sell are usually geared for high RPM power and such. So now you see auto transmissions and especially CVTs with tall gearing for the fuel economy set. The gearing on MTs, in other words, is not about technical practicality. Rather, it is just a marketing/profit thing. Always. Be. Closing.