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Re: Excuse my o/d gloat

To: <levilevi@home.com>, "Jim Altman" <jaltman@altlaw.com>
Subject: Re: Excuse my o/d gloat
From: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 06:49:49 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: "'triumphs@autox. team. net' (E-mail)" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <F1AFF6FB553AD011AD9100AA00C2E96D1EF64D@ntserver.altlaw.com> <37F17B8A.EF4DD32E@home.com>
T/R 3, @ 2400, I'm doing 67 MPH, @ 3000, 76 MPH, very seldom ever go above
that. On our trip to VTR 99, Dan Masters & I averaged 72 MPH, until Vermont
& the  mountains and we were always at the 3000 RPM.
----- Original Message -----
From: <levilevi@home.com>
To: Jim Altman <jaltman@altlaw.com>
Cc: 'triumphs@autox. team. net' (E-mail) <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: Excuse my o/d gloat


>
> Those RPM seen a little high for that speed.  My gages read 3000 RPM and
> 80 MPH on the way to Portland and back.  And if I remember right I was
> right around 2600 RPM going 75 MPH.
>
> I'm pretty sure my speedo is right cause I timed myself between mile
> markers and calculated my speed and it came out right on every time
> (amazing the things you'll do to pass the time out on the road).
>
> Wonder what others get?  Listers, how bout it.  What do yours read with
> OD kicked in at those speeds.
>
> Bud Rolofson
>
> Jim Altman wrote:
> >
> > Got my OD installed in the 6 today and drove it home on the freeway. All
I
> > can say is WOW!  What a difference! WOW! 2800 RPM at 70 MPH. Quite a
> > reduction in noise.
> >
> > Jim Altman  jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
> > http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html    69-TR6#CC28754L(O)  W4UCK


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