Re: American transmission interchange

[farna@xxxxxxx]

Just so you know, I knew that!! ;> That's why I put it in quotes.
Most people (non-gear heads, of course!) refer to it as "passing gear" -- out of ignorance, I suppose. Note that "ignorance" doesn't mean "stupidity"! I used the word properly, meaning "doesn't know any different". 

On February 23, 2005 Ken Ames wrote:

> "Passing gear". Now there's a term I haven't heard in a while. Actually, it's
> just the trans shifting back to second from high.
> 
> Ken Ames
> 
> Quoting farna@xxxxxxx:
> 
> > very abrupt, equivalent to slamming in gear and popping the clutch in a stick
> > shift. When the valve is fully depressed it activates "passing gear" if !
> >  vehicle speed is under a certain amount (I forget the speed, but I think
> > under 45-50).


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