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Re: [Spridgets] More highway speed for a bugeye?

To: "ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net" <ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] More highway speed for a bugeye?
From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 07:03:49 -0500
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Ryan,
I had no problem with a warmed up 948 and a 3.9. I drove the car from Louisv=
ille KY to Melbourne FL when I bought it and it would have been a reallllly l=
ong trip with the extra revs in my ears for 1000 miles.=20

Ron Soave

> On May 10, 2015, at 5:59 AM, ryan.kubanoff--- via Spridgets <spridgets@aut=
ox.team.net> wrote:
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> So i have a 74 midget with a 1275, rib case, and a stock rear that will do=
 70+ on a highway no problem.  Last year I bought a 60 bugeye that was modii=
fed by the previous owner to have a 998 cc motor, rib case  and a stock buge=
ye rear.  It has more trouble with highway speeds.  Could I swap out the sto=
ck bugeye rear for a late model midgets?  Would that improve performance?
> Thanks
> Ryan
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Ryan,</div><div>I had no problem with a=
 warmed up 948 and a 3.9. I drove the car from Louisville KY to Melbourne FL=
 when I bought it and it would have been a reallllly long trip with the extr=
a revs in my ears for 1000 miles.&nbsp;<br><br>Ron Soave</div><div><br>On Ma=
y 10, 2015, at 5:59 AM, ryan.kubanoff--- via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:spridgets@autox.team.net">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></=
div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div style=3D"font-family: Arial; font-si=
ze: 12pt; color: #000000"><div aria-label=3D"Compose body">So i have a 74 mi=
dget with a 1275, rib case, and a stock rear that will do 70+ on a highway n=
o problem. &nbsp;Last year I bought a 60 bugeye that was modiifed by the pre=
vious owner to have a 998 cc motor, rib case &nbsp;and a stock bugeye rear. &=
nbsp;It has more trouble with highway speeds. &nbsp;Could I swap out the sto=
ck bugeye rear for a late model midgets? &nbsp;Would that improve performanc=
e?</div><div aria-label=3D"Compose body">Thanks</div><div aria-label=3D"Comp=
ose body">Ryan</div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>=
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