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Old 12-03-2019, 08:54 PM   #31
Sheepdip
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Re: Do people like the old truck manual transmissions?

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Originally Posted by ManNamedJed View Post
Hate the gap between 3rd and 4th (or 2nd and 3rd depending on how you look at it). When you go up a long hill you are either lugging in top gear, or screaming in the next lowest gear. I was all excited to do a NV4500 until I looked at the ratios and saw the same gap. And if I'm lugging in a 1:1 gear now, there is no way its going to pull an overdrive.

I guess the solution is more horsepower!
The solution is easy but not cheap....Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive. You can split those ratio's when pulling that hill.
I have owned 2 GV's units and swear by them. They work very well and are virtually bullet proof when installed properly.

Check out GV's ratio charts in the link below:

https://www.gearvendors.com/cg2wdt.html
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