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Re: tire size / RPM connection

To: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: tire size / RPM connection
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 12:28:12 -0500 ()
On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Carter Shore wrote:

> BTW, my rule of thumb in a Spitfire with 4:11 gears is
> 20 MPH per 1000 RPM. (from driving around without a
> speedo for about a year).

With all due respect, something's off in your observations or calculations
of you're getting 20 mph/1000rpms. That, or you're running TR6 tires and
wheels on your Spitfire! The only car in the range (OD notwithstanding)
that comes in around 20mph/1000rpms would be the GT6 with the 3.27:1 diff.

--Andy

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