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Old 03-18-2014, 10:19 AM   #20
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Default Re: Help Climbing Hills - new head?

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Originally Posted by hotrodalley View Post
ok, i am learning from everyones posts. thanks so much. just a clarification, i am not lugging on level ground at 50 mph but have to downshift out of overdrive to handle significant hills

I think we all have to down shift. I got a Mitchell in my car with 378s in the rear, with 650 16 tires. I just did some motor work , and put a tac in my car. to make it easier on the motor I started splitting second gear. I have not driven my car over a lot of hills but when I have I have I split second gear.my car tacs out at about 1900 at 53 mph and it seems happy there. I don't think that it likes to go much higher.
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