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Automatic vs. Manual Transmission 200

posted by  Smitty on  Wed Mar 19 12:38 CST 2003
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As an extreme example, the Abrams M1A1 main battle tank has a 1500 shaft horsepower turbine engine hooked up to an Allison 6-speed al=utomatic transmission. Only 1000 hp is delivered to the drive sprockets! (Your mileage may vary)

(And to impress you shade tree mechanics - the entire engine and transmission can be pulled out in under an hour. Just need simple hand tools - and a 3+ ton lift!)

(More fun Abrams stuff: before they plug in a replacement engine, the engine is "ground hopped". Hooked up to fuel and DC power, and fired up sitting on the ground. Just wanna make sure she lights up before you plug 'er in.)






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