Overdrive

Ronin · #1 26-11-2007, 14:58

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Originally Posted by zxocmars

The overdrive option on a manual is called "5th"

O/D wouldn't work with a manual box, I'm not sure why, i think because it would then be a 6th gear.

You can get O/D on manual boxes I've drived old V6 Scimitars GTE with a 4 speed manual with O/D. I sure there were BL cars with the same sort of boxes.

30psi · #2 26-11-2007, 15:13

A 5 speed box is a 4 speed box with O/D, its just a different marketing method to describe them

Ronin · #3 26-11-2007, 16:03

The Scimitar box had a button on it you had to press to engage O/D so you would have 1st, 1 1/2 (O/D), 2nd, 2 1/2 (O/D) and so on up the box. If you've seen Mark Evans An MG is Born on Discovery he fitted a similar box to the MG B he built and he actually went to the place where the boxes are made/reconditioned.

30psi · #4 26-11-2007, 17:28

That sounds like it works more like what some would refer to a 4+3, much like one of the corvette box's which is a 4+3, in the sense that you can overdrive to 3 of the gears and in essence becomes a 7 speed.