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Re: Driving on the highway without OD

To: Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com, spitfires@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Driving on the highway without OD
From: jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil (Bowen, Patrick A. RP2)
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:00:23
Keep driving John!  It run great you just won't have that extra "gear" to
bring down the RPMs

At 04:49 PM 10/23/98 -0400, Jjcousins@ra.rockwell.com wrote:
>Listers:
>
>Just curious, people with Spitfires without overdrive:  do you drive your
>Spit on the highway?  Or do you limit yourself to certain speeds?
>
>I don't have OD, and I am VERY hesitatant about taking the car over ~62
>mph...anyone else have the same feelings (at that speed I can hear the air
>jetting into the carb...'whistling' if you will and I'm raising about 3400
>- 3500 on the tach!).
>
>John Cousins
>1977 Spit
>
>
>
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
Jacksonville FL

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