Larry,
Remember...this gent is speaking of a B not a Midget. Same rear end ratio
but BIGGER tires.
Dan
On Sun, 3 Dec 2000 07:41:59 -0500, Larry Macy wrote:
> Well First off I would guess your tach is off. I think you should be
> about 4000 rpm at 60 - 65. Your only options are to replace the tranny
> with a 5 speed or overdrive. Remember that the powerband for this engine
> starts around 3000 rpm. So that ain't bad, noisy - yes, bad - no.
>
> Larry
>
> >>>>On 12/1/00 2:10 PM so and so (Mgb1979owner@cs.com) said. (And I
quote:)
>
> >I had a question concerning my '79 mgb on the highway. I have a stock
> >engine, with a Weber DGV Carb, and the standard 4 speed w/o overdrive.
When
> >I get on the highway, I normally get up to about 60-65 mph. When I get
> >there
> >I have plenty of pedal left, but I am whining 3400-3500 rpms. I have
gotten
> >it a little higher, just to make sure it could still do it, but is this
> >normal? I would like to find a cheap, but effective way to get more
speed
> >at
> >top end with fewer rpms. If this is not normal for this kind of car, I
> >would
> >like some help troubleshooting this problem. I have to make a long trip
in
> >it soon, from Virginia to Florida, then to Mississippi. I would like to
see
> >the car run strong without running itself to death.
> >Tony
> >'79 MGB
>
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
>
> Keep your top down and your chin up.
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> System Manager/Administrator
> Neuropsychiatry Section
> Department of Psychiatry
> University of Pennsylvania
> 3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
Dan Dwelley
77 Midget
Alexandria, Va.
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