cool gear noise

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

> While drifting around parking lots glistening with newfallen powdery
> snow, I occasionally put it in 3rd or 4th gear and gunned it just for the
> purpose of flinging snow. When I did this at speed (10-15 mph), I noticed
> that the tranny makes a very noticible "vhrrrrrrr" noise that sounds like
> a large boat in reverse, or.. kind of like a vw in reverse but much
> higher pitched.

thats the sound of the differentials internal gears spinning at insane speed
(you must have had a wheel spinning freely with the other one gripping).

Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
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