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Re: MGB shakes between 55-65

To: MG Nuts <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: MGB shakes between 55-65
From: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.cx>
Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:15:54 -0700
Word on the street is Max Heim said:
> FWIW, my personal theory is that the resonant frequency of the MGB unibody
> coincides with a road speed close to 60mph (62 on my speedo), so that any
> slight tendency to vibration is amplified at this speed. This is not to say
> you should live with "the shakes", only that you probably will not be able
> to eliminate a small amount of vibration around this speed. This is merely a
> supposition based on limited evidence, but I have yet to meet anyone who
> could report zero vibration from his or her B.

Zero vibration from my B after all the mech. work I've done...
any problems do seem to show up around 60mph in particular though

Skye
66 B

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