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Old 06-07-2011, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by jdean View Post
Yeah thats about what RPMs I would have at 105 too. I have the .64 with a 3.27 rear. So I get about 2,000RPM at 80mph.....and with the cam I have it takes about 2,000RPM for the motor to settle in and be happy. Can't accelerate very fast without downshifting, but thats easy enough to do.
Same for me. I was really not pleased with that tall 5th gear when I first got the car on the road, but it was because I didn't have my carb and timing issues squared away. Now that its all broken in and tuned, I can chug along in 5th at 2k rpms at 75 mph and if I need to downshift to 4th and hit the afterburner, I am right in the low end of the cam's sweet spot. I love the looks when you walk off and leave other cars from 70-130.
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