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Old 06-25-2015, 09:47 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by soulreapersteve View Post
Just for historical knowledge (and my learning), would 3rd gear be overdrive? Or was there no such thing back then?
Back in the day, in most 3 speed MTs, the 3 gear was NOT overdriven ..... it was 1:1.

Some drivetrains had an "overdrove" unit that would make the ratio to the differential less than 1:1.


And, of course, we always have had the "Georgia overdrive" .......


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