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Old 02-14-2012, 12:50 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by straight5 View Post
over geared? When my wife drives it, she complains that it doesn't have any power - but she expects the power in the lower RPM, and being naturally aspirated, it makes the best power between 4k & 6k rpm.
I'm just not sure how well it would pull it's self if it was geared much higher.
It's not a crime to downshift to pass. One possibility is to just swap out the top gear.
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