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Old 03-01-2012, 01:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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What rpm are we talking about? I like to run mine fairly low, pulsing from 1300 rpm on up. What's efficient is 80% LOAD, not throttle. At very low rpm, that load level comes with the throttle just above idle.
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