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Old 11-24-2008, 01:15 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
I tend to agree with that, but...

ratings for my '94 were better for the a/t vs m/t!

fueleconomy.gov: 12/17 a/t; 12/16 m/t
The automakers had this bad habit of giving the AT a deeper OD ratio than the manual had. If you look at a truck like the super duty where the OD ratios are the same between the AT & MT, the MT wipes the floor on the AT when it comes to FE.
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