Difference between 4 speed, vs 3 speed with overdrive transmission?
Just wondering what exactly the difference is between a 4 speed transmission and a 3 speed transmission with overdrive. What the heck is overdrive?
This is in reference to manual transmission. I know I have overdrive on my automatic truck, which I have never ever used, but was told it can be helpful for towing uphill at slow speeds? I'm more interested in street rod application however, as I'm looking at buying a toploader transmission for a ford galaxie… I will probably be going with a plain 3 speed as they seem to be the least expensive, but am curious as to what "overdrive" means in these transmissions…