overdrives
High-speed transmission settings
Overdrives is the plural of overdrive, a high gear in vehicles that reduces engine speed relative to road speed, improving fuel efficiency at cruising speeds.
Figuratively, overdrive means a state of intense activity or high gear: The campaign went into overdrive in the final weeks.
As a verb, to overdrive is to push something too hard or beyond its limits.
Fine downy fibers
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- gainPositive return received
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- saturationState of complete permeation
clipping · grit · boost · pedal · stompbox · tube · valve · warmth
Enclosed system of cogs
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- torqueRotational force measurement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
drivetrain · highway · cruising · fuel economy · RPM · shift · throttle · powertrain
fuzz
Fine downy fibers
saturation · clipping · grit · boost · pedal · stompbox · tube · valve · warmth · dirty
gearbox
Enclosed system of cogs
- gearToothed wheel or belongings
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- torqueRotational force measurement
acceleration · drivetrain · highway · cruising · fuel economy · RPM · shift · throttle · powertrain · tachometer
overdriveslow gears
High-torque drivetrain positions
first gear · granny gear · low range · underdrive · second gear
overdrivesunderutilizes
Doesn't fully leverage
idles · restrains · underruns · holds back · dampens