In a message dated 98-05-06 00:38:33 EDT, jello@ida.net writes:
<< For the record - I drive my '67 MGB with overdrive at 80+ mph 28 miles each
direction to work every sunny day (and I live in the desert, so that's a lot
of days). The noise difference is significant. It also takes a dead stock
version of the car up to a top speed of 105, without OD, I can only do 95 at
this altitude.
Phil Bates >>
Phil,
Just how often do you do 105 in that B?
By the way, I recall the OD makes the difference between 18 and 22 MPH / 1000
RPM with the correct size tires in top gear. Had my B (w/o OD) up to about
100 MPH about seven years ago when the engine was fresher and I just had
bought a new set of wire wheels (smooth). Passed a elderly couple in a LTD who
were going about 60. I still wonder what they thought that white blurr was.
R. Johnson - Dallas
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