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Golden_HVAC
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Apr 26, 2013

Ford and GMC to produce new 9 and 10 speed transmissions

This is a link to the press release. Ford and GMC to jointly develop new 9 and 10 speed automatic transmissions for both front and rear wheel drive vehicles. Using common parts in both will allow ...
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rjstractor
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Apr 27, 2013
h2guy wrote:
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.


???? The up to 18 speed transmissions in OTR trucks seem to handle 2000+ ft./lbs of torque pulling over 100,000 lbs. just fine. A smaller, fully automated version would work well in a pickup.

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