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Thread: Is it 5speed w O/D or is 5th O/D

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10-04-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by touringcamry

Disabling O/D by pushing the button does not save gas because it prevents the car from engaging 5th. Some cars won't lock up the torque converter unless it's in overdrive which results in more loss -- I don't know how your cars are setup though.

Overdrive means that the input to the transmission is lower than the output side.

Sorry, I worded that wrong. I meant Overdrive saves you gas. What I noticed is that it keeps you at low rpms.

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