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12-01-2010 06:05 PM #22
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Don,
Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
That's pretty good, Jim. I was surprised that I averaged 20 mpg on the way up. Considering I was turning 3 grand the whole time that was pretty good. I got 9 mpg on the way home (U Haul truck and trailer)
From now on I'm not venturing on any distance longer than 50 miles. More than that it will be trailer time. 
Never thought I would utter those words.
Don
What tranny are you running? OD ratio?? I'm running 4.11's, and with a 0.64 OD top gear I turn 1995rpm at 70mph, but in the lower gears it accelerates like a banshee. I built a little spreadsheet to plug in my 1,2,3,4 & 5 ratios, and when I plug in the rpm shift point it gives me MPH for each gear. That's what helped me choose 4.11's which seemed way to tall at first blush. PM me your e-mail if you want the Excel file...Roger
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