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Old 05-09-2004, 01:59 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by 72moneypit
If you have a tachometer, you can calculate your gear ratio using MPH, RPMs and rear tire height.
With an automatic trans it's not so easy to calculate that way, since the torque converter is always slipping by a couple to several hundred RPMs it's hard to nail it down with a calculation. Also speedometer error could affect this method of calculating.
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