Reply To: Overdrive versus High Speed Gears?

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PAS member Lloyd Young in Ohio can add an electrically controlled Borg-Warner O/D unit at the back that is very reliable and inexpensive. Pierce went to the Borg-Warner starting in 1936 but had centrifugal control. Putting one of these units in a 1932 would also be an option. I’ve got both types in different cars and much prefer the electronic solenoid version. The change with the B/W is about a 20% RPM reduction and it retains all of the original ratios along with the high speed option. In my opinion the only down side as compared to a gear ratio change is the judging point deduction.