Overdrive??
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Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Durham, NC
RE: Overdrive??
To keep it simple, overdrive makes it so that you ride at lower rpms. The imput from the engine spins slower than te output from the drive wheels. It helps with gas, but isn't really a "performance" item, just turn it off before a race. It's like a cruising thing.
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Joined: Aug 2005
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From: Whitehall, Michigan
RE: Overdrive??
Leave it on all of the time, it makes no difference either way.
Turning "O/D off" just prevents the transmission from shifting into 4th gear. The transmission is electronically controlled so toggling this makes no difference. It's like saying turning the traction control off gives you more power over 50 mph
Turning "O/D off" just prevents the transmission from shifting into 4th gear. The transmission is electronically controlled so toggling this makes no difference. It's like saying turning the traction control off gives you more power over 50 mph
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RE: Overdrive??
ORIGINAL: ShadowDrake
Leave it on all of the time, it makes no difference either way.
Turning "O/D off" just prevents the transmission from shifting into 4th gear. The transmission is electronically controlled so toggling this makes no difference. It's like saying turning the traction control off gives you more power over 50 mph
Leave it on all of the time, it makes no difference either way.
Turning "O/D off" just prevents the transmission from shifting into 4th gear. The transmission is electronically controlled so toggling this makes no difference. It's like saying turning the traction control off gives you more power over 50 mph
5th Gear Member
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 2,638
From: Whitehall, Michigan
RE: Overdrive??
ORIGINAL: Maverick04GT
Well, if you have the power to spin the wheels going into 3rd.....
Well, if you have the power to spin the wheels going into 3rd.....
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Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Memphis, TN
RE: Overdrive??
ORIGINAL: barbiaux
i turn my overdrive off when going through tunnels. It makes the car louder :-)
i turn my overdrive off when going through tunnels. It makes the car louder :-)
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RE: Overdrive??
I turn off OD in traffic so it doesn't go through the gears as much and it doesn't drive me nuts in the process. I would love to sports shift, but I don't want to "drop" the transmission.
Oh and tunnels...hehe. I make sure I leave a wide gap in front of me and then floor it. Sounds like rocket going off...
Oh and tunnels...hehe. I make sure I leave a wide gap in front of me and then floor it. Sounds like rocket going off...
