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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
80 pounds for the tranny itself?? That's nothin'! 
Ford's little press release said the Getrag they were gonna use saved them like...10 pounds over a conventional 4-speed auto... 
I thought it wasn't tough enough to handle big power like that... |
Ha yea well all i can tell you is that the DCT in EVERY CAR THAT HAS ONE is a compromise of Weight for faster shift speed.
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"With a light touch on the brakes, run the revs up a bit. Slip off the brake and bury the throttle. There's a light chirp as tires scratch for bite. Then comes a sub-5.0-second sled ride to 60 mph. A tick over 13.0 sec. and you're through the quarter-mile. It's a rush, of course, but not overly dramatic. Try the same thing with this pair's predecessors of 1970 or so and you'll find yourself in a bit of a wrestling match. Ain't progress wonderful? Maybe yes, and maybe sometimes it's fun to wrestle."
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