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Re: Midget Top Speed

To: "Harlan Jillson" <hjillson@argolink.net>,
Subject: Re: Midget Top Speed
From: Larry Macy <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 1998 11:36:07 -0400
>Rick,
>   Thanks for the info.  I was going by the numbers listed in the Moss
>spridget catalog I downloaded along with their 'B' catalog.  I'm not a
>midget owner myself,  just trying to understand the problem as it were.
>The 3.75x1 ratio gears would make make the top end higher yet at 
>5000 rpm.  With my hastely thrown togeather senario, I think we're 
>talking about 17.52 mph per 1000 rpm, or roughly 87 mph at 5krpm.
>  By the way, what size tires do they use on a midget anyway, I picked
>the 165SR70x13 out of the air.  Just curious.  
>  I think your input confirms at least that the gentleman with the midget
>1500 that turns 50 mph at 5000rpm ( or so) had definately got a problem
>in need of fixing.
>
>Thanks for your input
>Harlan.
For what it's worth I have 185SR70x13's on mine.

Larry Macy
78 Midget

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