Transmission swap?
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RE: Transmission swap?
Not override it to not use it. I want to use it while its in any gear so that it would kind of be an 8 speed. Since it is mounted on the end it should just go off the output shaft of the transmission. I'm guessing there is a sensor that tells it the transmission is in 4th. If i can trick it to make it think that all the time i could use it in any gear. Then i could go into first, then turn on overdrive, then second w/o OD, then OD, then third and so on and so on. I don't know if anyone has thought of this on here before but i thought it would be cool. I don't know if it would mess with the speedo but i'm not really worried about that.
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RE: Transmission swap?
if my math is right the gears would go as such
1st - 4.03
1st w/ OD - 3.22
2nd - 2.16
2nd w/ OD - 1.73
3rd - 1.37
3rd w/ OD - 1.1
4th - 1
4th w/ OD - .8
So really it would not make that much of a difference. And depending on how the OD unit works, shifting in and out of it that much with so many variances of torque output through the gears would probably blow it up.
1st - 4.03
1st w/ OD - 3.22
2nd - 2.16
2nd w/ OD - 1.73
3rd - 1.37
3rd w/ OD - 1.1
4th - 1
4th w/ OD - .8
So really it would not make that much of a difference. And depending on how the OD unit works, shifting in and out of it that much with so many variances of torque output through the gears would probably blow it up.
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RE: Transmission swap?
You are right about that. You can have "too many gears". After a certain point, what's the point? I personally haven't really enjoyed 6 speed cars-I love sticks by the way, but I think that 5 gears is all you need, it always feels natural to me where the 6th is just too much and I have to think about it. May be it's a habit. A six speedis really more for economy than anything else and it doesimprove it butI think that'sit as far as manuals are going to go with the gears. With autos it's different, they are about "smoothness", and with more gears there's less jerkiness but the driver is not doing the shifting so it's ok.
As far as ourancient Volvos, the M46 overdrive is like a box attached at the end of the trans, almost as an afterthought (which it was), so it's not possible to dothe suggested modeven if desired, as a curiosityfor example, like, wow, "I got a ten speed Volvo!"
As far as ourancient Volvos, the M46 overdrive is like a box attached at the end of the trans, almost as an afterthought (which it was), so it's not possible to dothe suggested modeven if desired, as a curiosityfor example, like, wow, "I got a ten speed Volvo!"
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