12-22-2009, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by patrickt
It's that extra 1500 RPM (or more) that you get at the top end, and "usable RPMs" begin around 3000. Solids give you roughly a third more usable RPMs.
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You miss Rod's point that since he makes 600 LbFt +/- at say 5800, (as most of the 482's do) what further use does he have for "usable" RPM above that?
Further-to what end? He isn't running laps or looking for tenths. How much time do you spend north of 5700 that solids were a requisite for you?
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