Dean,
With the dual Monza exhaust and glass packs, the engine is ROARing at 4k.
Sounds particularly good when I'm shifting between gears :-). And yes, I'm
in fourth gear.
I need to take my car on the freeway (the dreaded I-15) soon to get
estimates for the body/paint work. I'd like to be able to hit 65 MPH, but
feel a bit uncomfotable pushing the engine that hard. Then again, the
engine seems to be running splendid at the moment.
Out of curiosity, where does everyone max out on their RPM's before
shifting? I'm most comfortable at 4,000 - 4,500 but I've gone as far as
5,000. Beyond that (even though redline is what -- 6,000?) I feel like I'm
asking for trouble.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
----- Original Message -----
From: Dean Dashwood <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>
To: <jmcneal@ohms.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: Gearbox - DONE!
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>
>
> Congratulations Jeff!
>
> What gear were you in to get 4000RPM@55? Sounds like it might be about
right
> for 3rd gear, but certainly not for 4th. How loud is the engine at this
speed?
> I find the engine gets too noisy if I keep it above 3000RPM for long - if
you
> can stand this speed for more than a few minutes, then I'd guess that it's
your
> tach which is out.
>
> But who cares, just go and drive that baby!
>
> Dean
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>
> Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 16:51:37 -0800
> From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> Subject: Re: Gearbox - DONE!
>
> My tachometer clocked at 4,000 RPM at 55 MPH. Does that sound about
right,
> fellow Spitsters?
>
> Happy days are here again.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
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