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Old 07-09-2009, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by FUNFER2 View Post
Too bad that the Top Loader hasn't gone through a technology change and added a overdrive.

I do like my Tremec and need the overdrive for the many highway miles I drive being outside the main city.
No OD type trans has the strength of a Toploader.And there isn't a "internal rail" trans that will shift as smooth as a TL.

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Originally Posted by jeffy View Post
FWIW, after I did all my calculations, I opted for a Richmond Road Race 5-speed with a 3.08 rear end. With this setup, the first four gears nearly duplicate a 3.77 rear end matched to a close-ratio Toploader; the 1:1 final is the "overdrive".
What is your "cruising RPM" and at what RPM is your advance all the way in?

You are being "comical" about the "overdrive" comment-right?
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