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Originally Posted by Tahoe_Hybrid
Cruse Control?
Hows the Oil pressure?
3.08 is highway gearing. Tall Gear. if it had a shorter gear it would run higher RPM engine speed
i.e 3.23, 3.42, 3.73 or 4.10....
The shorter the gear(higher RPM = more fuel used) the more fuel consumption...
The hybrid has a lot of torque.. 
you could put taller tires or shorter tires to change the Final ratio as well... |
Yes, we use cc a lot.
Oil pressure is great, might benefit from an oil cooler, after a couple hours driving it gets down around 40psig.
No offense intended, I do have an engineering degree and have been wrenching since I was old enough to turn one. I am well aware of gear ratios and the effect on engine load and fuel economy.
My point is, with numerically higher rear gears the engine would be under a lighter load allowing more use of cylinder deactivation.