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Old 09-27-2023, 02:07 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Shane826 View Post
... When I had my GMC Envoy with a 5.3 V8 it would be screaming in 3rd gear to get up the hills in PA. If you got stuck behind a truck lugging up the hills it was even worse, maybe even downshift to 2nd.
Sounds to me like maybe a less than optimal choice of rear end ratio. With the TM behind, my 5-liter Ford V-8 won't climb the PA hills in 6th (top gear), but will downshift to 5th and do pretty well.

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