Peter,
On the later Spitfires the non-od 4th was about 17mph/1000 rpm, and the o/d
4th is about 20 mph/1000 rpm.
I figured Joe probably had the 3.89, but I wasn't going to assume...
Jim
(whose Mini Cooper turns 4k at 50 mph :(
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Zaborski [SMTP:peterz@merak.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 2:52 PM
> To: 'Joe Curry'
> Cc: 'TR6 List'
> Subject: RE: restorations
>
>
> > From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
> > Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 1:49 PM
> >
> > I'm going somewhere around 80mph at that rpm.
>
> Oh 80 is not so bad. I had visions of either triple digit speeds or a
> tongue-in-cheek posting. Seeing no smiley anywhere, I assumed the former.
> But I guess the Spits are quite highly strung. In any event (and you
> probably know this already), that O/D makes a huuuge difference in the
> highway cruising aspect of our cars.
>
> Did the Spits have a higher reduction O/D or would the power limitations
> prevent that kind of long leggedness?
>
> --- Peter Zaborski CF58310UO Calgary,Canada ---
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