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Old 07-01-2007, 07:37 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by old-mans-mobile View Post
........ a way I could gain a little more power on the bottom end without sacrificing gas mileage or ........
A simple change to a lower final drive ratio can make a significant improvement in first gear acceleration from zero. In some cases, small ratio changes have been known to increase mileage instead of the expected decrease.

As I understand it, sprockets in the chain drive and/or the ring and pinion in the differential can be changed. Don't know anything about parts availability for your application, but it might be worth checking into.

Norm
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Originally Posted by Texascarnut View Post
........ I think you are more of an irritant to everyone here, and most certainly not nearly as smart or knowledgeable as you seem to think you are.
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