On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Rick Brown wrote:
> Tom Reichard wrote:
> >
> > I'm a brand-new MG owner (1977 Midget 1500) with a "silly question". At
> > highway speeds I'm wound up to about 3500 RPM, which seems (and sounds)
> > pretty high. Is this normal, or has the axle ratio been changed in my car?
> > If that's normal, are gears available to gear it up a bit? Pro's and Con's
> > of doing so?
> > Thanks
> > Tom
>
> Congratulations on becoming an MG owner Tom!
>
> I used to have a 78 1500 Midget and at highway speeds - 60-65 my rpms
> were about 3500 or even higher.
>
> Rick
So are you saying keeping your lil MG engine wound up to 3500+ RPMs over
extended periods of time is okay? I'm curious too, as I'm a new MG owner
and have noticed the high revs cruising at highway speeds and wondered if
it was hard on the car to drive it so fast.
neil doane
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