Re: City Driving an Overdrive
Mine ain't on the road yet. I fully interned to use it overdrive enabled in town.
The idea was, (I read it in some Borg Warner words) you can quite easy pull away in second year in a car with the overdrive option. Due to the lower rear gear supplied with most overdrives. So you pull away in second, when you get above cut in speed (28ish mph) lift up on the gas, it'll change too second overdrive. Slow to 25ish mph and it'll pop back into direct second. Sort of a two speed automatic trans but with the need to use the clutch when you stop. This should be around town the only time you use the clutch.
With everything set up and working correctly, when your in second gear below cut in speed with the overdrive enabled (cable in) the car will freewheel, you need to be aware of this, no engine braking. This is the only time freewheeling should happen. Only time.
When you say felt more responsive, is it the fact that you now have engine braking 'cus you pushed the cable in?
Martin.
Just edited, I said overdrive enabled (cable out) should have been overdrive enabled ( cable IN!)
Thanks for pointing that out Les.
Sorry for confusion.
Last edited by scooder; 06-26-2015 at 02:01 AM.
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