Thread: 93 300d 2.5 Turbo OM602 6 speed swap
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Old 08-14-2013, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
The first gear is significantly lower in that 6 speed allowing more comfortable take off from stop. With my five speed od conversion on the 300D with 307 diff, taking off was tricky with the very tall first gear.
Not sure how a lower first gear would help with off the line smoothness?
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