fly-boy wrote:
I would rather see a two speed rear end.
It would be nice to select between a loaded and unloaded rear gear!
Hear, hear!
And on these 9-10 spd trannys, I'll bet you'll never see one in a HD diesel powered PU. Too much stuffed into a small space can't possibly allow much torque.
When I was involved in re-engining a helo from T58's to T700's, the new trannys that had to be developed caused us to have to have to derate the engines from 1800SHP to 1250SHP since the trannys couldn't handle the increased loads.
Trannys have always been the limiting factor in going bigger in just about all technologies.
