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Why Overdrive? 120-130 1967

posted by  matt b on  Mon Apr 11 17:31 CST 2005
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You're not crazy at all... you don't *need* the overdrive.

I did a road trip in a '64 122 wagon from north of Denver to Las Vegas doing 85-90 at times with no problems. A B18/B20 can take the extended hight rpm runs without a sweat. But...

Its sort of like having a 5 speed, but never leaving 4th. The overdrive is just a lot more relaxed. Its rarely an extra problem. Usually, if the OD fails, it just don't work, and you're back to your old 4 speed box.



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