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MetroMPG · 04-24-2013, 02:24 PM

Haven't tried it.

But I can tell you it would have been nice to have while trying to hold ~1725 RPM in top gear (no cruise control) while testing the cardboard boat tail.

Many minute & gentle foot adjustments were required to try to stick to that 1725 mark (which lines up with 80 km/h).

04-24-2013, 02:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
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