In a message dated 2/8/01 1:14:29 AM !!!First Boot!!!, RRyan@frk.com writes:
<< Assume you have a 2000 Roadster and you are driving on a flat freeway at 70
mph. Which gets better gas mileage?
A. Fourth gear at 4,000 rpm
B. Fifth gear at 3,200 rpm >>
I dont have an answer. Sorry. But I can say that I was averaging about
34mpg on recent 3,000 mile trip. This was with Solex's and stock rearend and
top down. i was also using high mpg Dunlop tires. Of course speeds were
rarely under 75 on the open highways.
Michael "Calspeed" Carion
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