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Re: higher RPM's?

To: "Keith Burns" <kayak_keith@hotmail.com>, <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: higher RPM's?
From: "Laura G." <savercool@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:38:19 -0800
For Nigel, going and coming back from SD today, it was between 4,000 and
4,500 rpm-that is, 65-75 mph.

And the thermometer never rose above 1/4! Yeah!

Laura G. and Nigel
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Burns <kayak_keith@hotmail.com>
To: Spitfires@autox.team.net <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 10:44 AM
Subject: higher RPM's?


>
>Hi all,
>I often see on the list statements about running at higher RPM's being a
>no no. So what is higher RPM's? 3,500? 4,000? 4,500? 5,000? 5,500?
>Is it model specific? I have an unmodified 1300 71 MKIV. So what RPM
>level is safe to maintain for a long period of time?
>Thanks in advance for your enlightenment. :)
>Keith
>
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