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Re: RPM's too high?

To: tom@lakemurray.com
Subject: Re: RPM's too high?
From: BobMGT@aol.com
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 23:13:22 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 97-11-24 08:55:08 EST, you write:

> 
>  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

Tom:

 I'm not a Midget owner but I think that's probably normal. That's a little
more revs
than a B and brother, it's overdrive compared to an old TD!

Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
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