How fast was the bondo goin'?
;)
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From: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Frank Clarici
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 7:13 PM
To: Rick Sorak
Cc: Spridget List
Subject: Re: RPM vs. MPH
Rick Sorak wrote:
> Hello Spridget,
>
> I was enjoying my new front shocks yesterday and driving at speeds
> never before attained in my MG, and was wondering, I read somewhere
> that a 1275 Midget would go 90 MPH. How? My Midget is turning 5000
> RPM @ 58 MPH, according to its gauges. My cam card says the valves
> float @ 6000. Are my gauges (tach, speedo) off?
>
Something is off.
I had a stock 1275 Sprite up to what I believe is 115 mph.
The speedo goes to 100, the needle was on the "E" on the word high bEam.
At that speed the front end tends to come off the ground. Aerodynamics I
guess but I also was too busy watching the speedo and not the tach. ;)
3000 rpms is about 50 mph. + or - depending on which diff you have.
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Frank Clarici
Toms River, NJ
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