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Old 04-23-2018, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom Pullings View Post
Actually you may be on to something with the speed. I was driving about 105 and the rpms in 8th were super low. Not enough power at 1500 to hold 8th against the wind. If I had gone faster and got the motor up into a meatier part of the rev range maybe it would have done better. This would of course mean speeding so it’s not something I’m willing to do.
And ya, 1800-2000 rpm it's much happier fighting minor hills and headwinds.
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