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Old 12-21-2004, 04:38 PM
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Re: gear ratios

this shows that third and fourth are low for top speed and good highway mileage and first and second are tall for fast acceleration. What you give up is close ratios and the fact that 5th is so short you'll almost always have to downshift to pass on the highway.
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