Thread: What rear end gears do you have? Are you happy?
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Old 05-13-2006, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobrabill
Too low an rpm is not a good thing.Anything below 2000 at 70 is too low.
I agree, but there is a cure ... its called downshifting. I hardly ever use 5th gear (0.68) except when cruising over 70 MPH on the highway. Booring, but I get well over 25 MPG on an extended cruise if I keep a fairly contant rpm.
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