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Old 08-28-2015, 04:55 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by DGthe3 View Post
I've never seen that chart before. With an automatic, the V6 gets about 20% taller gearing than the turbo4. It might get interesting to see how the fuel economy of those two compare.
Think you mean the LT cars get a 20% taller gearing. I think read they did that to make up for lower torque at low rpm. Something about "giving them an extra kick off the line".
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