At 09:57 PM 1/6/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Boerne Dodge (Texas) has three QCs on the lot, all of them are 5 speeds with
>4.7L V8s. Unfortunately, I needed an auto, which is "variable speed"
>whatever that means... --Brian T. Carter
>-----Original Message-----
>From: GS- [mailto:GSWillhite@ualr.edu]
>--snip--
>Since were talking trannys, hows the new Quad Cab Dakota
>automatic doing? Didn't I just read in Sport truck it had
>new dual ratio(?) gearing or something? I'd love to have the
>Quad Cab but only if the auto tranny is a big cut above the
>older gear hunters. I guess the QC is not available with the
>5 speed even with the 4.7L :o( --snip--
2nd gear has a two speed ratio. On the upshift, it uses the
lower ratio (higher numerically) for added lower end torque
and, on the downshift, it uses the higher ratio for emissions
reasons.
Bob. Southern Ontario, Canada.
'97 Dakota CC Sport, FR, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.
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