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08-08-2004, 07:47 PM
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OD on or off?
I am confused my friend told me to keep it on when i drive but turn it off when i go on the highway, but then i test drove another gt today and the guy said to leave it off and then turn it on on the highway. which is it?
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#2
08-08-2004, 08:45 PM
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Re: OD on or off?
i would put it in overdrive on the highway.. because when its off the rpm's are higher,, od off is really for going up hills an such
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08-08-2004, 08:54 PM
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I need to figure this out for sure since i dont want to ruine my tranny.
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#4
08-08-2004, 09:12 PM
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Re: OD on or off?
do u have a auto???
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#5
08-08-2004, 09:55 PM
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Re: OD on or off?
If your cruisin on the highway, or even in town leave it on. The tranny will automatically switch it on or off as needed. There are some situations when the tranny will try to switch it on and off too much, like when towing (in a truck anyway) or going up lots of steep hills, or passing lots of groups of cars when the tranny will down shift. In these cases you disable OD by turning it off to prevent wear and tear on the tranny. Ive also heard that on many new electronic atx's overdrive simply locks the torque converter.
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#6
08-08-2004, 11:54 PM
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just leave OD on all the time, if you cruise in 3rd gear at hwy speeds all the time, its not too good for your tranny. Anyways, your car will shift into 3rd when it needs it
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#7
08-09-2004, 12:21 AM
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thats what i thought the guy said he always leaves it off and that he only puts it on when he goes on the highway or up steep hills. So i should always leave it on unless im going up a hill ok got it thanks for the help.
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#8
08-09-2004, 12:22 AM
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Re: Re: OD on or off?
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#9
08-09-2004, 12:34 AM
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Re: OD on or off?
yea, i got to tinkin that manuals wouldnt have OD
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#10
08-09-2004, 01:19 AM
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your mixed up there, you want OD off when going up a hill. Just think of it like this, it controls whether you are in 3rd or 4th gear. Frankly, i'd just leave it on, and leave it alone, if your going up a hill, just give your car enough gas and it'll switch into 3rd for you.
As for manuals, they have overdrive, or i should say overdrives. The 5-speeds have 2 overdrives and the 6-speeds have 3 overdrives. Overdrive is a gear with the gear ratio is less than 1:1. Now, they dont have overdrive buttons, they just manually put it into the gear.
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Daily Driver: 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Special Edition 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT SL-TT Automatic - Black 3.05 L Arias Forged Pistons, Pauter Forged Rods, DR Stage 3 heads, 3SX TD05 kit w/ E16G's, CX Racing FMIC, 550cc injectors, Walbro 255lph pump, + supporting mods 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 - Black Intake & Boost Controller so far 2006 Sea-Doo RXP Supercharged, Updraded SC, IC + supporting mods
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#14
08-09-2004, 06:28 PM
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Re: OD on or off?
What exactly does he POWER button do? doesnt it tell the engine to use more gas makin more HP? i know that my car is a lot faster when its in PWR , and that the gas needle will drop much rapidly than if it were in ECO
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