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Old May 15, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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First gear whine on deceleration is this normal??only when i ran ohh..let say 20-30 mph and
then slw down to about 5-10 mph and then it whine.It does notbother me just want to know if its
normal.Or is this the whine that everyone saying?? by the way its not the 5th bird or clatter
i had that taken care of.

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Yes, it's the square cut gears that whine, perfectly normal.

I think it sounds pretty cool, like a gear driven blower on a street rod
 
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