Re: Experience with Gear Vendors overdrive?

LOL !!!!

We installed a Gear Vendors OD on a GMC diesel and were very happy with > the improvement. It peformed exactly as advertised. The next improvement > was to replace the GMC with a Ford. > > Secret Squirrel wrote: > > NOTE: This message was sent thru a mail2news gateway. > > No effort was made to verify the identity of the sender. > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > I have a '90 F250 HD with 460 engine, 4.10 rear and C-6 tranny. > > It is a great towing machine. But it gets about 11 MPG on the highway > > and doesn't really like highway speeds. > > > > I am thinking about Gear Vendors OD. They say that it lowers RPMs by 22%. > > So at 65 MPH, I would be running 2400, not 3100 RPMs. > > > > My main motivation is to get better MPG. Can I hope for 15MPG with this > > engine in overdrive, running empty? If I get less noise and more engine > > life, that's a great benefit too. > > > > I realize MPG gains while towing will be small, 1/2 MPG. > > But most of the time I will be running empty. > > > > Any comments are appreciated. > > > > >
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