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Re:164 L v S, can you imagine? (rpm's at speed)
- Subject: Re:164 L v S, can you imagine? (rpm's at speed)
- From: richard bies <[email protected]>
- Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 14:15:22 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 26 May 1999, Sedon, Doug (OD/ORS) wrote:
>
> differing tastes, i guess...
>
Perhaps so. I regard 4000 as too high for loafing along. Something like
holding an engine at 5000, no-load.
(For that matter, I disagree with max rpm at max speed even for racing
(long stretches). The power demanded to overcome friction/drag increases
with speed. The power output of an engine climbs toward a peak, but then
falls-off. For the highest top speed, the engine should be at max output,
not red-line. If the engine will red-line in top gear, a higher gearing
would give a higher top speed.)
r.m.bies
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