i see that this subject has been partially raised before but i just wondered if anyone had actually addressed it
as indicated the 2008 ace airstream is labeled as a ducato 100 but i think it has a ford 2.2 multijet engine and associated 5 speed gearbox
as discussed before the issue is that of low gear ratios ie max torque occurs at around 40mph--by the time i get to 60/70 mph it is well into the max power band and literally drinks diesel so has anyone actually tried to get the gearbox changed to a 6 speed ?? or even the final diff ratio improved ?? if so how/where was it done and did it make much difference ??
i dearly love this truck and want to keep it--any comment will be appreciated
--cheers
as indicated the 2008 ace airstream is labeled as a ducato 100 but i think it has a ford 2.2 multijet engine and associated 5 speed gearbox
as discussed before the issue is that of low gear ratios ie max torque occurs at around 40mph--by the time i get to 60/70 mph it is well into the max power band and literally drinks diesel so has anyone actually tried to get the gearbox changed to a 6 speed ?? or even the final diff ratio improved ?? if so how/where was it done and did it make much difference ??
i dearly love this truck and want to keep it--any comment will be appreciated
--cheers
