Tony wrote:
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> I am whining 3400-3500 rpms
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Tony,
It is purely a matter of perception on your part. What you have to do
is push the revs up much higher for a while and then you will feel
comfortable at this 'low' rev range.
I drove my old '68 B with no overdrive at a comfortable 70mph for hours
driving halfway across Australia a year or so ago (yes, a few problems
raised their head further down the road on this trip but I later found
they were unrelated to how I was driving at the time). I still could
push her higher to pass slower traffic safely.
After that trip and driving her to redline on the track I find 3.5 - 4k
a comfortable rev range on the highway. It is all perception.
Oh yeah.... and I do all this with no roof so the wind drowns out engine
noise and body rattles :-)
If the engine is reasonably solid it will just keep going and going (I
have been amazed at what these little engines will put up with - and it
is a lot more than what you are contemplating). If there is some major
weakness then you may find it.... but you would find it sooner or later
anyway.
Eric
'68MGB MkII
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