In a message dated 01/21/2000 6:20:50 PM Pacific Standard Time,
mdthom@radiks.net writes:
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I think the use of a tach to hit the shift points is overrated. We ran the
Goldenrod streamliner one year in high gear only (after a gearbox
malfunction) and it made no difference in 5 miles- 181.5 mph on gas with an
unblown flathead. It chugged for a mile and a half and hit the quarter time
very close to the speed we had with a 4-speed.
In my old age I have gone to a shift light so I don't have to use my
bifocals to see and mount the light way out on the hood scoop. This is also
a good way for the rookie driver to set his speed.
Dave in Lincoln
Ask me what my state motto is.
#322 XXFBFMR
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Dave,
That 181 run must have been in the "good-old-days" when streamliners were
automatically long-course qualified. I don't recall seeing that perk in the
rule book lately. Anybody know if it's still the case?
Ardun Doug, XXF/STR, near the Left Coast in CA
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