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Old 02-04-2007, 05:14 AM
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Ok, I just replaced my rear tires with a setof stock sized tires, yet I'm still at almost 2500 rpm (probably 2470 or something) at 75mph. How can this be? I have 3.55 gears, butmy rpms readlike I'm running 4.10s.
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Old 02-04-2007, 05:25 AM
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Ok, I just replaced my rear tires with a setof stock sized tires, yet I'm still at almost 2500 rpm (probably 2470 or something) at 75mph. How can this be? I have 3.55 gears, butmy rpms readlike I'm running 4.10s.
actually, thats where you should be

4.10's will put you closer to 2800 rpms
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Old 02-04-2007, 05:33 AM
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Ok, I just replaced my rear tires with a setof stock sized tires, yet I'm still at almost 2500 rpm (probably 2470 or something) at 75mph. How can this be? I have 3.55 gears, butmy rpms readlike I'm running 4.10s.
actually, thats where you should be

4.10's will put you closer to 2800 rpms
Oh...really? Well that certainly simplifies things. I somehow got into my head that I should be at 2100 rpms at that speed. Maybe I'll consult an engine speed calculator and see for myself. Thanks, Adder.
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Old 02-04-2007, 05:34 AM
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Oh...really? Well that certainly simplifies things. I somehow got into my head that I should be at 2100 rpms at that speed. Maybe I'll consult an engine speed calculator and see for myself. Thanks, Adder.
2100.. pfft... i run ~2200 rpms at 80mph on my 3.08's
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Fair enough. Thanks for the info.
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Thanks again, man. I was just looking at your Car domain. Nice car. I'm half considering a 95 cobra in the near future.
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2.73s FTW @ Highway Crusing

1800RPMS @ 75 [8D]
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Yeah adder is right with my 4.10 I run right around 3 grand at 70. That is why my glass packs had to go and the reason I went with flows over lm1 or 2's. That sh*t gets annoying.
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Yeah adder is right with my 4.10 I run right around 3 grand at 70. That is why my glass packs had to go and the reason I went with flows over lm1 or 2's. That sh*t gets annoying.
i actually went the other way... i was tired of the chambered drone in my car, so i went with the SLP LM2's
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