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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 08:51 AM
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Went for a drive today this morning and was wondering if OD is really as pokey a it feels...
Right side OD left is D. The .7 gearing of overdrive comes at a cost.
(Acceleration)


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What kind of program is that?
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Originally Posted by Pwnage1337
What kind of program is that?
TTS DATAMASTER...

The time to distance calculator is using the datalog to show what the car did on the run between two data points...data comes from the car's computers......



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